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march 2021 penn kemp penn kemp penn poet playwright performer monthly archives march 2021 march 7 2021 by penn kemp choose to challenge celebrating international women s day with my poem choose to challenge https lfpress com entertainment local arts london poet penn kemp marks womens day with call to action the video link to my reading the poem is up now https www youtube com watch v dnc2sbzgp3c t 6s choosing to challenge london poet penn kemp marks women s day with call to action london poet penn kemp will deliver the inaugural international women s day poem choose to challenge at brescia university college s fourth dr colleen hanycz leadership lecture monday march 8 2021 mike hensen the london free press now is not the time to take our foot off the gas pedal in the race for gender equality that s the message from london s foremost poet a year into the pandemic ahead of international women s day celebrations it s essential to keep working said penn kemp who will deliver the inaugural women s day poem for brescia university college canada s only university level women s college during its fourth dr colleen hanycz leadership lecture monday gender equality has not been reached i think equality has slipped during the pandemic because so many people are living in isolation and it is women who are shouldering more of the burden staying home with the children and taking care of the elderly the need for a sense of equality is more important than ever yet i think equality has slipped over the last year we haven t gained we ve lost income and that sense of equality the title of kemp s poem is choose to challenge reflecting the theme of the virtual celebration choose to challenge finding common ground through dialogue a keynote address will be delivered by olympian activist and broadcaster waneek horn millera a member of the canadian women s water polo team that won pan american games gold in 1999 and the second mohawk woman ever to compete at the olympics at the 2000 sydney summer games there will also be a panel discussion with brescia alumnae joëlle kabisoso and christy r bressette moderated by marlene janzen le ber chair of brescia s school of leadership and social change the hanycz lecture series honouring former brescia principal colleen hanycz was set up to bring outstanding leaders to brescia to share their knowledge experience and advice to inform and inspire women leaders of the future to register to view the free event or for more information visit brescia uwo ca kemp a poet playwright and performance artist who has produced more than 30 books of poetry prose and drama since the early 1970s was london s first poet laureate in 2010 has served as western university s writer in residence and was the league of canadian poets spoken word artist in 2015 she has been on the front lines battling for women s equality and social justice issues her entire career she also has celebrated women in her work like her two plays about the life of 19th century adventurer teresa harris youngest of 12 children born to john and amelia harris who built what remains today as london s oldest and most historic home eldon house which the family donated to the city along with the land that is now harris park choose to challenge is no different calling on brescia students to change the world to face challenge and conquer their dragons your mission should you choose to accept is to choose your own challenge to challenge your world your beliefs all that you know activate that challenge with confidence call on courage to challenge those old fears that stop you from embracing what is new i love it said linda o connor brescia s development and campaigns manager who was instrumental in bringing kemp to the college s women s day celebrations i ve known about penn s poetry for a long time and the students the staff and the faculty have been through so much over this last year i thought what can we do to show we care she said this poem really was intended as a gift to students for me the arts are inspirational they energize me penn is really a feminist elder who has always supported women and brought comfort she inspires and builds people up she empowers people kemp said the pandemic has been hard on everyone but especially for artists whose income from performances and tours evaporated forcing most to seek other income or pivot to virtual presentations often unpaid a new book she d hoped to release last year is languishing at the printers like everyone i feel the isolation the suffering and the loss immensely said kemp who has received little or no income from book tours which fuel book sales personally my life hasn t changed much except the complete loss of income was surprising i m still here at my desk writing as i would be in normal times kemp also misses face to face contact i suppose i m inspired meeting face to face with other writers students and others being out in the world said kemp who said the chaos in the u s over the presidential election was a major distraction the political situation there was so intense it stopped my writing for a few months until president joe biden was safely in office it took a lot of energy the loss of income due to the pandemic only exacerbated an already difficult financial situation for artists said kemp there s always been a great disparity between what all the artists give in terms of their cultural richness and impact on lives that what they get back financially said kemp the way artists have had to pivot to create more opportunity for themselves and especially for their communities should be celebrated kemp quoted the words of american poet ezra pound who wrote that artists are the antennae of the race so there s a sense of responsibility to our community said kemp that s been evident in the creative ways artists have pivoted to get their new work out jbelanger postmedia com choose to challenge by penn kemp what challenges you my darlings what challenge will you accept as you step into your own sweet life do you choose your own challenge do you allow challenge to choose you lean in to that challenge lean in to your calling whatever calls your name choosing your challenge is choosing the calling that lets you know who you are and who you may become what calls you to be the best you can be what calls you to act for the sake of all beings what challenges you most is what demands you be the most you can possibly become what challenge are you choosing to face to head off to dare become double dare the world is huge and there be dragons challenge your life dragons lurking in dark corners invite them into light for inspection stand in your power to challenge all that stands between you and your future self your mission should you choose to accept is to choose your own challenge to challenge your world your beliefs all that you know activate that challenge with confidence call on courage to challenge those old fears that stop you from embracing what is new cultivate the challenge till you feel it fill you accept the challenge to live in joy in thanks challenge accepted long may it feed you your friends and family and your community think of your mentors your mothers or sisters all those who have gone before to seed the garden for your growth to flourish as flowers in youth and as fruit in age look to the order of st ursula patron saint of school girls and their foundress saint angela merici and her companions community minded in spirit ensouled think of the lineage of ursuline sisters dedicated to girls education protectors of the land and of canada s one women s university committed to community they inculcate women s learning and leadership they so encourage you to actively contribute your gifts and your yearning toward a new society the one that is yours to build if you choose and choose wisely with their backing you know you are free to accept a challenge to be the best of all your possibilities to return to the world the flowering of your gifts so that their legacy of clarity calm and compassion is shared among those of every colour and creed who so need such encircling love strength and wisdom all the ursuline sisters exemplify in being as in their teaching ursula major bright in night sky points us toward the center of the north celestial pole polaris the light that guides us on guides us home may you embody their teachings and follow their lead as you come into your own agent for change pk written by london ontario s first poet laureate penn kemp this poem was presented to the university at brescia s dr hanycz leadership lecture on international women s day march 8 2021 to see a video of kemp reading the poem visit brescia s youtube channel https brescia uwo ca about who_we_are choose_to_challenge_poem php posted in uncategorized leave a comment post navigation home new item about an interview with penn kemp about search for recent posts poems for solstice two very very very poems no title 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