Shab-e She'r (Poetry Night) XCVIII

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) is Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series

Featured poets: Karen Shenfeld & Zico
+ Open Mic for poetry in any language

Host: Bänoo Zan

Time: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Place: Living Room, Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7
This is an in-person event open to the public.

Open Mic Sign-up: 6:30 PM EST at the venue
Show 7-10 PM EST
Admission: $10-20 Sliding Scale
Cash at the door
There is an ATM machine at the venue.

Karen Shenfeld has published three books of poetry with Guernica Editions: The Law of Return (1999), which won the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Poetry in 2001, The Fertile Crescent (2005), and My Father’s Hands Spoke in Yiddish (2010). Her latest book, To Measure the World, was published by Ekstasis Editions in May 2020. Her poetry has also appeared in national and international journals and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the U.K., South Africa, and Bangladesh. She has recently been invited to feature at poetry festivals on the Isle of Wight in England and in Durango, Mexico.

Zico is a Cairo born and raised, Toronto based hip-hop and spoken word artist. He writes with a sharp, poetic pen from a personal and intimate perspective, hoping his words can create whatever small moments of solace art can offer. His first poetry collection, Reeds: The ldeal Gathering of The Unwell, collects pieces on personal and collective diasporic experiences, calling us in to find comfort and consolation in sharing them with each other.