Rabbit Richards is a

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for several years. Their stories and poetry blend the politics of race, love and gender with the emotional grounding of lived experience. They are a member of the Kalmunity Vibe Collective and a practiced improvisational artist. Richards is also the two time captain of Montreal's Throw Poetry Collective. Richards is non-binary. In 2015, they were recognized as the first woman to ever win the Underground Indies poetry slam at the

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