Asiah Sparks
Asiah Sparks is a polydisciplinary African Nova Scotian creative, storyteller, writer, and arts facilitator from Dartmouth, with roots in the historically Black community of Lake Loon/Cherry Brook. Their practice lives where creativity meets care.
Grounded in community and shaped by her lived experiences, Asiah’s storytelling navigates the rich terrain of identity, love, and resilience. Their work exists to disrupt the flattening of Black narratives, creations center joy, vulnerability, and the fullness of being.
While poetry remains her foundation, Asiah is deepening her practice through the exploration of screenwriting and filmmaking. Their directorial debut, "Healing Through Poetry," a documentary-style short inspired by a healing arts workshop they facilitated for Black women, has been selected for the 2025 Emerging Lens Film Festival.
As the founder of Art of Soul, Asiah continues to curate spaces that invite reflection, dialogue, and creative liberation. A former Youth Poet Laureate of Halifax and recipient of both the Provincial and HRM Volunteer of the Year Awards, Asiah creates to build worlds where others might find themselves, too.
