Shab-e She’r Poetry One Hundredth Event Report

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) celebrated our 100th event in April, the poetry month, on the 24th, at the Tranzac Club, Toronto.

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It was a fabulous night of diverse voices, styles, and languages (English, French, Tagalog, Kurdish, Persian, and Old English).

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Our features Andy Lee and Rasiqra Revulva offered memorable sets. They also helped us build community.

We also the following brave people on our open mic:

1.???? Norman Allan

2.???? Shannon Lintott

3.???? Mārta Ziemelis

4.???? Maryam Hodaei

5.???? Madeh Piryonesi

6.???? Ethelrida Zabala-Laxa

7.???? Meraj Zaffar

8.???? David McCue

9.???? Skyler

10. Elizabeth Cockle

11. Mohammad Sabokro

I also recited a poem.

We distributed special bookmarks sent by the League of Canadian Poets with the theme of weather for 2024.

At the end of the night, we had a draw and three open mic readers won artworks by Ann Bald-Bloom.

Thanks to features Rasiqra Revulva and Andy Lee, to the League of Canadian poets for supporting readings by our features as well as the bookmarks and posters, and to the Tranzac for the space.

Much love to the Shab-e She’r team for their hard work and dedication: Roxana Khoshravesh, Mārta Ziemelis, Akkas Bashi, Shideh Modabber, Pouria Saffaran, and Mohammad Sabokro.

Thanks to Sepideh for the number balloons and to Hamid for the flowers.

Thanks to all open mic readers and poetry lovers who are an integral part of the poetry scene, and everyone who spread the word and invited their network.

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Our next event is on May 29th, featuring Pamela Mordecai and James Dewar. Join us and spread the word: https://fb.me/e/angwG5d5B

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B?noo Zan

Shab-e She’r Founder, Organizer, and Host