Chris Tse

Chris Tse (born 19 June 1989) （Chinese name: 謝聖文）is a Canadian spoken word poet, motivational speaker, and hip hop artist of Chinese descent. A former speaker for Me to We,[1] he has toured extensively with the Kenyan Boys Choir and in We Days across Canada.[2]

For the New Zealand poet of the same name, see Chris Tse (New Zealand writer).
Chris Tse
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Samuel Tse
Born (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Poet and writer
Associated actsKenyan Boys Choir

Born in Vancouver and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Tse attended Carleton University in Ottawa and received his bachelor's in journalism.[3] He began performing spoken-word in his second year of his undergraduate studies.[4] In 2009, he won the Vancouver poetry slam with his poem I'm Sorry I'm a Christian and in the following year, won the Capital Slam championship in Ottawa. He went on to captain the Capital Slam team to victory in the national championship.[5] Since then, he has performed across Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Ghana in various slams as a featured poet. He has given performances twice with TED and has also made an appearance at SPEAKout.[6][7] In 2011 Tse represented Canada at the Poetry Slam World Cup in Paris and won second place.[8]

Besides spoken word, Tse has worked in Ghana as a human rights reporter with Journalists for Human Rights.[9] In 2016, he resigned from his speaker and leadership facilitator roles at Me to We.[10] He is also the founder of the blog Fish With legs.[11]

With a passion for Social Justice and his work as a speaker for Youth, Tse remarks:

I’ve always been social-justice minded. Growing up in Coquitlam, it wasn’t a rough upbringing, but every city has its issues and some friends from high school did end up doing drugs and getting involved in gangs. My parents raised me to learn about the world and see the disparity that exists.[12]

Bibliography
  • Ode to My Afro - Selected works
  • Ode to My Afro - Audio recordings of selected works

Notable poems
  • I'm Sorry I'm a Christian
  • Railroad
  • Greatness
  • My McDonald's Girl
  • Wake Up
  • Euthanasia for the Youth in Asia
  • Jobs
  • Sine Metu (for Jameson Whiskey)[13]

See also

References
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  2. https://vancouversun.com/business/Spoken+word+champion+aims+effect+change+global+scale/9049990/story.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.ottawamagazine.com/society/2010/10/12/from-the-print-edition-a-qa-with-slam-poetry-champion-chris-tse/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. /"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-11-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-10-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. http://www.fishwithlegsblog.com/
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. https://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/ca/our-culture/sine-metu-fear-a-bit-less-live-a-bit-more
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