Marlo Browne
Marlo Browne is a Barbadian poet, spoken word artist, hosted, film-maker and self-published author of 4 poetry books, currently residing in Langley City. Marlo is a very versatile poet and has been featured and performed at many events from galas to open mics at restaurants across BC. His first, second and 4th books, published in 2019, 2021 and 2023 respectively, all received 5 star reviews on Amazon. All of his books can be found on Amazon as well as several bookstores across BC including the Creative Bookworm in Langley, Wildfire Books in New Westminster, the UEL marketplace at the Loft on Granville Island and Massy Books, just to name a few. His second and fourth books can also be found in Surrey Libraries. As a curator, Marlo was the curator for poets at the Vancouver Black Independent Film Festival as well as one of the curators for the inaugural Da Luv James Book Festival. Prior to that, he won the second iteration of the Da Luv Jones Poetry slam and is still the reigning champion.
As a film-maker, Marlo’s first short film placed second in the short film category of the Langley City Film Festival.
As a host, he is one of the co-hosts of Wordsmith- a poetry event whose goal is not only put poetry at the forefront and to give more of a voice, but to create a space where BIPOC artists can perform more frequently. On top of that, he has collaborated with several non-profit organizations in order to bring awareness to these organizations. His recent collaborations include New Vision Music Society, the JrBAA, Hogan’s Alley, BC Community Alliance, Afiya Care Collective, Umoja Operations, Black Women Connect Vancouver, Raphael House, Foundry Langley and Tri-Cities, just to name a few.
Currently, Marlo is working on his second short film and his 5th poetry collection.
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