Barbadian poet · Langley City, BC
MarloBrowne
Spoken word artist, host, film-maker and author of five poetry collections. Reigning champion of the Da Luv Jones poetry slam.
New in 2025
Journal of a Black Man
Fifth collection · 4 June 2025 · 132 pages
This powerful fifth collection from prolific poet Marlo Browne is an exercise in vulnerability. He exposes personal feelings about the Black experience in Canada, his adopted home. Topics include the high incidence of missing youth in provinces like Ontario, the prevalence of drug use and abuse, exploitation within the migration process and biases in the workplace.
★★★★★ 5.0 out of 5 on Amazon.ca, 3 ratings
About
From Barbados to the open mic.
Marlo Browne is a Barbadian poet, spoken word artist, host, film-maker and self-published author, living in Langley City. He has been featured and performed at events from galas to open mics at restaurants across British Columbia. His books are on Amazon and in bookstores across BC, including the Creative Bookworm in Langley, Wildfire Books in New Westminster, the UEL marketplace at the Loft on Granville Island and Massy Books, and two are in Surrey Libraries.
He won the second Da Luv Jones poetry slam and is still the reigning champion. As a curator he programmed the poets at the Vancouver Black Independent Film Festival and co-curated the inaugural Da Luv James Book Festival. His first short film placed second in the short film category of the Langley City Film Festival.
He co-hosts Wordsmith, a poetry event built to put poetry at the forefront and give BIPOC artists a stage more often, and has collaborated with New Vision Music Society, the JrBAA, Hogan's Alley, BC Community Alliance, Afiya Care Collective, Umoja Operations, Black Women Connect Vancouver, Raphael House and Foundry Langley and Tri-Cities. He is working on his second short film.
Five collections
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A raw, emotional, and deeply personal collection of poetry that traces the author's journey from his Caribbean roots in Barbados to the cultural tapestry of Canada. Through powerful verses and spoken-word-style rhythms, Marlo Browne dives headfirst into topics like identity, racism, mental health, love, heartbreak, masculinity, and cultural belonging.
Literary Titan, April 2025, on The Life and Times of a Poet