Ivan Elizabeth Coyote is a Canadian 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....

 performer and writer.

Career

Coyote began performing spoken word in 1992. She joined 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 ...

 in 2000 and has since had seven books published with them. She regularly combines story telling and music, and has worked with a number of musicians including Veda Hille

Veda Hille

Veda Hille is a Canadian singer-songwriter.- Biography :Veda Hille was born in 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She started playing piano when she was 6 at her own insistence. Her family moved around a lot, from the city to the country and back again...

, Dan Mangan

Dan Mangan

Daniel Mangan is a Canadian indie folk-rock singer-songwriter.-Early life:Mangan was born in Smithers, British Columbia. His family moved a fair amount, residing in both the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia - and primarily in his current home town of Vancouver...

 and Rae Spoon

Rae Spoon

Rae Spoon is a Canadian transgender folk/indie singer/songwriter from Calgary, Alberta.His breakthrough album, 2008's Superioryouareinferior, was recorded in Calgary and introduced some electronic music elements into his style.-Biography:...

. She has been a columnist for the gay magazines Xtra!

Xtra!

Xtra! is a gay magazine, on newsprint in tabloid format, published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History and content :...

 and Xtra! West

Xtra! West

Xtra Vancouver is a gay biweekly newspaper, on newsprint in tabloid format, published by Pink Triangle Press in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is a sister publication to Xtra and Xtra Ottawa....

 for a number of years.

Coyote has been Writer-in-Residence of a number of organisations, including Carleton University

Carleton University

Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...

 in 2007, Vancouver Public Library

Vancouver Public Library

The Vancouver Public Library is the third largest public library system in Canada, with more than 2.5 million items in its collections, 22 branches, approximately 375,000 cardholders, and nearly nine million item borrowings annually...

 in 2009, and in 2011 will take up the post at the University of Winnipeg

University of Winnipeg

The University of Winnipeg is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged...

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