Shab-e She'r Poetry May 2024 Report

Shab-e She’r Poetry Night one hundred and first event was held on May 29, 2024, at the Tranzac Club, downtown Toronto.

Our features Pamela Mordecai and James Dewar offered phenomenal feature sets and made it a memorable night of excellent poetry and community.

We also had great open mic readers:

1.???? Carol Ribner

2.???? Susie Whelehan

3.???? David McCue

4.???? Carol Good

5.???? Ethelrida Zabala-Laxa (on the Guitar)

6.???? Donna Langevin

7.???? Laura DeLeon

8.???? Jeff Cottrill

9.???? Waleed

10. Sue Reynolds

11. Elizabeth Cockle

12. Ted Landrum

13. Kate Marshall Flaherty

I also recited a poem at the end.

Thanks to our features Pamela Mordecai and James Dewar for joining us, to the League of Canadian Poets for supporting Shab-e She’r series, and to the Tranzac for the space. Much love to the Shab-e She’r team for their hard work and dedication: Roxana Khoshravesh (posters), Mārta Ziemelis (set-up, door, and land acknowledgment), Akkas Bashi (set-up, door, and timekeeping), and Sepideh Shomali (photography).

Thanks to all open mic readers, participants, and everyone who spread the word and invited people to the event.

Our next event is on June 26th, featuring Faith Arkorful and Bashar Lulu Jabbour. Join us and spread the word: https://www.facebook.com/share/KMZzGj8gk29V4BE4/

B?noo Zan