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Spoken Word Poetry Performed by Sofia Baig


Among North American spoken word poets, Sofia ‘Servando’ Baig is one of rising star poets and known for her passionate voice and powerfully poetic words. As a spoken word poet, she aspires to instil in people passion, courage and confidence and above all inspiration.

Being born in Montreal with Pakistani, Chinese and Spanish background, she has struggled with her identity her whole life. It was while attending a private all girl Catholic high school that she rediscovered Islam and gradually came to terms with her identity. At the early stage of her performing career, she fancied the powerful words of love and hope; with the passage of time, she grew frustrated with the inefficacy of those empty words when being confronted with the harsh reality on the ground. Her poems have gradually begun to morphor into a public forum for opinion exchange about any subjects dealing with the daily struggles of the ordinary people.

Sofia Baig will take the stage this coming Sunday (August 10) at the fifth annual MuslimFest which is intended to celebrate Islamic cultural expression. This two-day gathering at Mississauga's Living Arts Centre is a youth- and child-oriented event organized by the Mississauga branch of SoundVision, a Chicago religious book and music company.

I wrote an introductory piece on spoken word poetry and posted a video clip of her performed poem, and I also wrote a poem titled The Magic Box as my poetic response to her performance.
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Time is nothing but a disquiet of the soul

[[ericcoliu]]

Spoken Word Poetry Performed by Sofia Baig


Among North American spoken word poets, Sofia ‘Servando’ Baig is one of rising star poets and known for her passionate voice and powerfully poetic words. As a spoken word poet, she aspires to instil in people passion, courage and confidence and above all inspiration.

Being born in Montreal with Pakistani, Chinese and Spanish background, she has struggled with her identity her whole life. It was while attending a private all girl Catholic high school that she rediscovered Islam and gradually came to terms with her identity. At the early stage of her performing career, she fancied the powerful words of love and hope; with the passage of time, she grew frustrated with the inefficacy of those empty words when being confronted with the harsh reality on the ground. Her poems have gradually begun to morphor into a public forum for opinion exchange about any subjects dealing with the daily struggles of the ordinary people.

Sofia Baig will take the stage this coming Sunday (August 10) at the fifth annual MuslimFest which is intended to celebrate Islamic cultural expression. This two-day gathering at Mississauga's Living Arts Centre is a youth- and child-oriented event organized by the Mississauga branch of SoundVision, a Chicago religious book and music company.

I wrote an introductory piece on spoken word poetry and posted a video clip of her performed poem, and I also wrote a poem titled The Magic Box as my poetic response to her performance.
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Time is nothing but a disquiet of the soul

[ericcoliu]

What follows is a video clip of a CNN interview in which Sofia Baig talks about her journey of self-discovery, the idea of jihad within, and her spoken word poetry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEHApBpQSOQ&feature=related
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Time is nothing but a disquiet of the soul

[[ericcoliu]]

What follows is a video clip of a CNN interview in which Sofia Baig talks about her journey of self-discovery, the idea of jihad within, and her spoken word poetry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEHApBpQSOQ&feature=related
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Time is nothing but a disquiet of the soul