Sabrina Benaim (born November 30, 1987, in Toronto, Canada) is a writer, performance artist, and slam poet.[1] Benaim was a winner of the 2014 Toronto Poetry Slam.[2] She is best known for her poem "Explaining My Depression To My Mother."[3]
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| Born | November 30, 1987 Toronto, Canada |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
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| Notable works | Explaining My Depression To My Mother |
Personal life edit
Sabrina Benaim was born November 30, 1987, in Toronto, Canada. She was a member of Canadian championship-winning 2014 Toronto Poetry Slam Team. She is currently a coach of the 2016 Toronto Poetry Slam (TPS) team.[4] At age 23, Benaim was found to have a benign tumor in her throat. She took to performance poetry as a way to cope with her health complications, and to raise awareness for issues like anxiety and depression.[5] She also represented Toronto at the Women Of The World Poetry Slam.[6]
Career edit
She took off on social media through her poem "Explaining My Depression To My Mother."[3] From there she did a tour of The UK, Australia, US & Canada connecting with many of her fans through her poetry, books, and storytelling which furthered the take off of her career.[7] Her poetry tackles issues that are relevant in our society like mental health, family, and love.[8] Benaim has written poetry for ESPNW, the Government of Canada, and she made her television debut on Sport Chek. Benaim is well known for performing on the Button Poetry YouTube series.[9]
Works edit
Poems edit
- Explaining My Depression To My Mother (Genius) [3]
- June (Button poetry)[10]
- What I Told the Doctor (Genius) [11]
- Hurdles/Dreams (Button Poetry)[12]
- What I Told the Doctor the Second Time (Button Poetry)[13]
- So, I'm Talking to My Depression (Button Poetry)[14]
- The Slow Now (Button Poetry)[15]
- The Loneliest Sweet Potato (Button Poetry)[16]
Books edit
- Depression and Other Magic Tricks (2017) ISBN 9781943735204
- I Love You, Call Me Back (2021) ISBN 9780593185872
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ "Sabrina Benaim". Genius. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "sabrina benaim Archives". Button Poetry. 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Sabrina Benaim – Explaining My Depression to My Mother". Genius. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Interview with Sabrina Benaim". Silver Tiger Media. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ July 10, CBC Radio ·. "How a tumour in her throat helped spoken word poet Sabrina Benaim find her voice | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sabrina Benaim". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "SABRINA BENAIM 2018 | Destroy All Lines". Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Sabrina Benaim Interview". Mimpmag.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "SABRINA BENAIM // We're Not Alone". Hysteria Magazine. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Sabrina Benaim - "June"". Button Poetry. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Sabrina Benaim – "What I Told the Doctor"". Genius. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Sabrina Benaim - "Hurdles / Dreams" (Button Live)". Button Poetry. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Sabrina Benaim - "What I Told the Doctor, the Second Time" (Button Live)". Button Poetry. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Sabrina Benaim - "So, I'm Talking to Depression..."". Button Poetry. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ Admin (2017-08-22). "Sabrina Benaim - "The Slow Now"". Button Poetry. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ Admin (2017-09-22). "Sabrina Benaim - "The Loneliest Sweet Potato"". Button Poetry. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Poetry!". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Cornejo, Ana Leal (2015-12-09). "Top 10 Slam Poets In Toronto". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2023-02-21.