Animated by Dorielle Ashaki Retemyer
Music by Sigmund Washington
Bänoo Zan is a self-exiled poet, librettist, translator, teacher, editor and poetry curator with numerous published pieces and three books. Songs of Exile was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Letters to My Father was published in 2017. She is the founder of Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night), Toronto’s most diverse poetry reading and open mic series. A contract faculty member at Centennial College, she teaches ESL and English to international and domestic students.
Soft Landing is a project curated by Ian Keteku which showcases the words and stories of prominent living Canadians who’ve immigrated from another country. These individuals have contributed to Canadian society in meaningful ways. They’ve excelled in areas of entrepreneurship, environmentalism, science, and community activism.
The project is funded by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21