Chris Tse
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Samuel Tse
Born (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Poet and writer

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]

Born in Vancouver and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Tse attended Carleton University in Ottawa where he received his bachelor's degree 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 he 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]

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

  1. ↑ "Me to We – Chris Tse". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  2. ↑ "We Day: Spoken word champion aims to effect change on global scale". Archived from the original on 2016-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Chris Tse « TEDxKids@TheHill". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ "FROM THE PRINT EDITION: A Q&A with slam poetry champion Chris Tse". 12 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Grand slam poetry - Faculty of Public Affairs". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  7. ↑ /"Chris Tse". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  8. ↑ "Chris Tse features at the TiP Season Opening Poetry Slam |". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  9. ↑ "SCYLC 2012 - Speakers". Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Fish with Legs | a blog about faith and stuff". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  12. ↑ "Free the Children speaker from Coquitlam one of main We Day Vancouver performers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  13. ↑ "Jameson Irish Whiskey".
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