Shab-e She’r Poetry June 2024 Report
The one-hundred and second Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) was held on June 26, 2024, at the Tranzac Club, downtown Toronto.
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Our features Faith Arkorful and Bashar Lulu Jabbour offered stunningly beautiful feature sets.
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We also had the following wonderful people on the open mic:
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1.????? David McCue
2.????? Beatriz Hausner (translation of a Chilean poet)
3.????? Lola
4.????? Norman Allan
5.????? Kate Rogers
6.????? Khashayar Mohammadi
7.????? Ethelrida Zabala-laxa
8.????? Eli Harris
9.????? Vedaant Vyas
10.? Shannon Lintott
11.? Mosab Al Nomairy (Arabic and English)
12.? Ayesha
13.? Ghadeer El Ghafri
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And, I also shared two poems I translated from Persian/Farsi/Dari by the Afghan-Canadian poet Fatema Akhtar.
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Thanks to our features Faith Arkorful and Bashar lulu Jabbour. Thanks to Todd for accompanying Bashar’s set with his instrument.
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Much love to the Shab-e She’r team for their hard work and dedication: Roxana Khoshravesh (posters and photography), Mārta Ziemelis (set-up, land-acknowledgement and the door), Akkas Bashi (set-up and timekeeping).
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Thanks to all open mic readers, participants, and everyone who spread the word and invited people to the event. Thanks to everyone who helped us put the chairs back at the end of the night.
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Our next event is on July 30th, featuring Kahsenniyo Kick & rob mclennan. Join us and spread the word: https://www.facebook.com/share/R6ffrDvebdEQunjr/
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B?noo Zan