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Derron Sandy

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Biography

Derron Sandy is a Trinbagonian spoken word poet, and the 2021 First Citizens National Poetry Slam champion. He was longlisted for the Bocas Lit Fest’s Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize in 2021. He is artistic director of youth spoken word and theatre organisations the 2Cents Movement and the Quays Foundation. His debut chapbook of poems, The Chaos, was published in 2023.

Years Attended

2018 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2018 Children’s Festival Participant, 2021 Adult's Festival Participant, 2021 Grand Slam Champion, 2021 Workshop Facilitator, 2021 Youth Fest Participant, 2022 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2024 Adult’s Festival Participant

Derron Sandy

Spoken Word Poet
Trinidad & Tobago
Events Featuring Derron Sandy
2023
Lunchtime Jam + Stand and Deliver
NGC Bocas Youth Fest Event
Performance Event
Event Date: October 20, 2023 @ 12:00 pm
Gordon Street Lawn
2023
NGC Bocas Youth Career Fair
NGC Bocas Youth Fest Event
Career Fair Event
Event Date: October 20, 2023 @ 10:00 am
DCFA Building, Lecture Room 3
2023
Similar to Me With Those Similes
Children's Festival Event
Workshop Event
Event Date: April 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Children's Library Storytelling Room
2022
Young Writers’ Masterclass with Derron Sandy
JB Fernandes Memorial Trust, We Lit Event
Event Date: October 6, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
Online - Zoom
2022
Get Lit! Masterclass with Derron Sandy 2
JB Fernandes Memorial Trust, We Lit Event
Event Date: August 25, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
Online - Zoom
2022
Get Lit! Masterclass with Derron Sandy 1
Festival Programme, JB Fernandes Memorial Trust, We Lit Event
Event Date: August 22, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
Online - Zoom
2022
Pavement Poets: 2022, A Year of Change
Festival Programme Event
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Online
2021
Stand & Deliver: Youth Voices
NGC Bocas Youth Fest Event
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2021
Spoken Word Poetry Masterclass, with Derron Sandy
NGC Bocas Youth Fest Event
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2021
Pavement Poets
Festival Programme Event
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2021
Pavement Poets
Festival Programme Event
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2021
Pavement Poets
Festival Programme Event
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