Shab-e She’r September 2023 Report

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) returned to Toronto on September 26th, 2023, with two phenomenal features: Laboni Islam and Toronto Poet Laureate Lillian Allen who shared moving and thoughtful poetry with a supportive audience of 47 people.

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We also had nineteen poets and writers on our open mic, several of whom were former Shab-e She’r features:

1.???? Niloo Ravaee

2.???? Mary Love

3.???? Kate Rogers

4.???? Norman Allan

5.???? Tamim Aoudi

6.???? Diana Manole

7.???? Jonathan Freeman

8.???? Diana Robinson

9.???? Shayan Khan

10.? Kate Russell

11.? Margaret Code

12.? Matt Cook

13.? Katy Jensen

14.? Tara Masseratagah

15.? Marty Smith

16.? Gregory Monteith

17.? Patti Cole

18.? Bogos

19.? Georgia Wilder

Shab-e She’r team members, Paul Edward Costa, Pouria Saffaran, and I also shared poems at the end after the open mic’ers had read.

Thanks to our features who accepted to read at Shab-e She’r, the Tranzac Club for their beautiful space and their ongoing support of the series, the League of Canadian Poets for their support of our features for the night. Huge thanks to everyone who spread the word, joined the event, and brought friends.

Much love to the Shab-e She’r team Roxana Khoshravesh (posters, introducing the feature, and the door), Mārta Ziemelis (land acknowledgment and the door), Pouria Saffaran (book table and photography), Paul Edward Costa (photography and introducing the feature).

Our next event is on October 24th at the Tranzac Club in Toronto, and it is a fundraiser for the Woman, Life, Freedom anthology. We have poets, musicians, and a silent auction of fabulous artwork by diverse artists. Here is the link to the event on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/TZ5HSiCU

Check the link on a regular basis as it will be updated with information about artists and speakers.

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Join us and bring friends.

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Much love,

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B?noo Zan

Shab-e She’r Founder