Brendan McLeod
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Brendan McLeod is a Canadian spoken word artist, musician and novelist. His work often deals with the exploration of social and political commentary, family histrionics, surreal love poems, obscure adventure stories, and powerful personal stories.
As a spoken word
artist and slam poet, he has earned the honours of Canadian SLAM poetry champion (2004), Vancouver SLAM poetry champion (2005), and finished second at the 2005 World SLAM championships, held in Holland. In 2006 McLeod was winner of the Three-Day Novel Contest
and consequently his first novel, The Convictions of Leonard McKinley was published by Arsenal Pulp Press
. The novel has been called both "creepy but...good" and a work of "buoyant irony".
McLeod is also a member of The Fugitives
, a "wildly talented spoken-word-cranked" Vancouver
-based band also including Adrian Glynn, Steven Charles and Barbara Adler. Notable former members of The Fugitives include C.R. Avery and Mark Berube. The group has been classified under many guises including slam folk, folk hop, and spoken word cabaret.
As a spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
artist and slam poet, he has earned the honours of Canadian SLAM poetry champion (2004), Vancouver SLAM poetry champion (2005), and finished second at the 2005 World SLAM championships, held in Holland. In 2006 McLeod was winner of the Three-Day Novel Contest
Three-Day Novel Contest
The Three-Day Novel Contest is an annual Canadian literary contest conducted in September of each year. The contest, which is open to writers from anywhere in the world, gives entrants three days to write a novel...
and consequently his first novel, The Convictions of Leonard McKinley was published by Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independent book publishing company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in both fiction and non-fiction, and is noted for founding the annual Three-Day Novel Contest .Authors who have been published by Arsenal Pulp ...
. The novel has been called both "creepy but...good" and a work of "buoyant irony".
McLeod is also a member of The Fugitives
The Fugitives (spoken word)
The Fugitives are a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The members of the band are Brendan McLeod, Barbara Adler, Steve Charles and Adrian Glynn. Former members of the band included Mark Berube and C.R. Avery, who left the band to pursue other artistic ventures. Although C.R...
, a "wildly talented spoken-word-cranked" Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
-based band also including Adrian Glynn, Steven Charles and Barbara Adler. Notable former members of The Fugitives include C.R. Avery and Mark Berube. The group has been classified under many guises including slam folk, folk hop, and spoken word cabaret.