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Evanson’s subtle
irony and figurative
language is prolific and precise as she peels the dermis of her mind
stripping each layer of thought from the trunk of her existence.
Her language is strong, rich, and vibrant and comes across with the
authority of the new era in Black Canadian thought.
-Anthony Joyette CACIQUE Tanya Evanson's poetry is a voluptuous, rhythmic song. Her voice comes from deep in her belly and erupts across the page like a slow moving fire, leaving the trace of heartache... -Rocco de Giacomo LATCHKEY 2003 Tanya is [a] sound Fury who will go, not gently, into that good night. -GEORGIA STRAIGHT 2002 Tanya Evanson ended Arts Summit 2010 with a powerful and soul-moving performance of spoken word. For those who stayed until the end, I’m sure you will agree that she was truly inspirational. -Amir Ali Alibhai ALLIANCE FOR ARTS& CULTURE 2010 Vancouver Sun Kevin Griffin, April 30, 2012 Vancouver BC (Canada) Calgary Herald Stephen Hunt, April 20 2012, Calgary AB (Canada) Canadian Review of Literature in Performance, Vincent Tinguely, April 2 2012 (Canada) Canadian Review of Literature in Performance, Fortner Anderson, February 18 2011 (Canada) Radio Canada Vous Etes Ici May 5 2009, Montreal QC (Canada) The Afro News, Ariadne Sawyer, January 17 2009 (Canada) The Province, Stuart Derdeyn, November 25 2008 (Canada) Ode Magazine, Ton Maas, April 2008 (Germany) Zaman, Bejan Matur, August 11 2007 (Turkey) in Turkish Time Out Istanbul, Attila Pelit, April 2005 (Turkey) Aksam, Ahu Erkivanc Yildiz, March 6, 2005 (Turkey) The Province, Stuart Derdeyn, July 2004 (Canada) The Muse’s Muse, James Linderman, 2003 (Canada) Latchkey, Rocco de Giacomo, 2003 (Canada) Vancouver Courier, Cheryl Rossi, January 2002 (Canada) Westender, Mary Frances Hill, December 2001 (Canada) The Loop, Teresa Goff, Jan-Feb 2001 (Canada) Cacique, Anthony Joyette, 1999 (Canada) The Link, Zena Faith Levine, 1996 (Canada) |
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