Lisa Shen is a writer and spoken word artist, and the Youth Poet Laureate of the City of Mississauga. Her work centers on feminism and gender-based violence, with secondary focuses on Chinese-Canadianism, disability, and queer identity.

Lisa placed second in the country at the 2023 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam. She is the winner of the 2021 Mississauga Poetry Slam, the 2022 Ink Movement Slam, and the May 2020 Open Drawer Poetry Contest. She is also a TEDxMcMasterU Speaker. She has performed at venues across North America, from California to Toronto. Her work has been featured on Rattle, CBC Metro Morning, Voicemail Poems, and Brickyard Spoken Word.

Lisa is the Director of Sauga Poetry, Mississauga’s hub for spoken word events. She has taught spoken word courses with JAYU and Workman Arts and led workshops in high school classrooms. She was awarded the 2022 Buddies Queer Emerging Artists Award, and is dedicated to uplifting poetry across the Greater Toronto Area.