“Welcome & Poem” is a TEDx talk which shows the spoken word and coastal hand drum performance, written and performed by Christie Charles in her native tongue and in English. She is a Vancouver local who was the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate and centers her work on uplifting Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh voices and art.

Write about ways in which you can add to your performances through mixed media. How would you put your skills and talents to use within the spoken arts as a medium?