Canada's most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series, since Nov. 2012, Founder @BanooZan, Upcoming Nov 26 https://xitter.cf/t.co/DK128uZa0q
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Toronto!
Join:
Shab-e She'r (Poetry Night)
Oct 20, 2026, Tranzac Club
Feat: Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith
& Sacha Archer
7-10 pm, Open Mic Signup: 6:30 pm
Admission: $10-20 cash
ATM at the venue
#poetry #openmic #Toronto #diversity #courage
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Toronto! Join:
The Word as Wound & Witness: Poetry of Memory, Resilience & Freedom
Alex Averbuch & Bänoo Zan
Moderator: Sophie Ivanka Shields
Toronto Ukrainian Festival 2026
Ukraine Today - Speakers Corner Pavilion
Sep 19, 7:00 pm
#Festival #Toronto #Canada #Ukraine #Iran #poetry
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Toronto! Join @ShabeSherTO Poetry Open Mic Sept 15 @Tranzac. More info: facebook.com/share/1DdmqBjYo…
#poetry #diversity #courage #community #Toronto #OpenMic
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Sep 16 is anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini's murder that led to Woman Life Freedom movement in Iran. This anthology is now available for purchase from book outlets around the world. Get a copy: guernicaeditions.com/product… #book #WomanLifeFreedom #feministpoetry #MahsaJinaAmini #Iran
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Women Writing the Conflict Zone
Sep 24, 2026, 6-7 PM, ET
Host: Jennifer Jean
Poets: Nidia Hernandez, Amy Merrill, Dunya Mikhail, Dzvinia Orlowsky, Bänoo Zan
@FAWCCapeCod @fishwifetales
Free virtual event. Registration required:
fawc.org/fawc-online/women-w…
#women #writing #conflict
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The Word as Wound & Witness: Poetry of Memory, Resilience & Freedom
Alex Averbuch & Bänoo Zan
Moderator: Sophie Ivanka Shields
Toronto Ukrainian Festival 2026
Saturday, Sep 19, 2026, 7:00 pm
Books will be available for sale.
@TorUkrFestival #Toronto #festival #books #speakers
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Toronto! Join Shab-e She'r ( Poetry Night) volunteer team. Send applications today: linkedin.com/pulse/shab-e-sh…
#volunteer #poetry #OpenMic
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Shab-e She’r Poetry Call for Volunteers
#call #volunteer #poetry #SpokenWord #ReadingSeries #LiteraryEvent #Toronto #Canada #ShabeSher #PoetryNight #OpenMic #poetrycommunity
Call on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/pulse/shab-e-sh…
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Shab-e She’r Poetry Call for Volunteers
#call #volunteer #poetry #SpokenWord #ReadingSeries #LiteraryEvent #Toronto #Canada #ShabeSher #PoetryNight #OpenMic #poetrycommunity
Call on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/pulse/shab-e-sh…
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Now in Asemana Magazine
Discover Bänoo Zan's evocative poem Death in the South, alongside her English translation of Hadi Khorsandi's Come, Enemy! Patriots Are Waiting!
🔗 Read here: asemanamagazine.substack.com…
#BanooZan #HadiKhorsandi
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Woman Life Freedom: Poems for the Iranian Revolution
Order from local or online bookstores or suggest to
local and/or academic libraries.
Check the link under "learn more" for some reviews:
guernicaeditions.com/product…
#Internatioanl #anthology #poetry #WomanLifeFreedom #Iran #book
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Three of my poems “A Voice from Prison,” “The Mirror Hall,” & “The Muezzin,” have been published in: FemiNICHE
@FemiNICHEmag
Thanks to editors, esp. editor in chief Mariam Awad. #literarymagazine #women #politicalprisoner #revolution #poems #publication
feminichemag.com/three-poems…
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✨ Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at the box office of Koerner Hall (@the_rcm), 273 Bloor Street West or online. rcmusic.com/events-and-perfo…
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Join us at Draft Pop-Up Reading
May 28th, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m
Thanks to Maria Meindl & team.
I have poems abt Iran & copies of
Woman Life Freedom: Poems for the Iranian Revolution @guernica_ed for sale
Register:
forms.gle/iQ5prGzjBqYyqS5e7
Info: draftreadings.com/
#reading #Iran
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We are gravely concerned that poet Ehab Lotayef has been arrested by Israeli forces on board a boat to break the Gaza blockade. Contact & tag all writing organizations in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Europe & etc. @PENamerica @PENCanada @pen_int @AnotherStoryTO @guernica_ed
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We are thrilled that London Pinkney, the editor-in-chief of The Ana, has recently reviewed
Woman Life Freedom: Poems for the Iranian Revolution @guernica_ed
@wearetheana
#review #poetry #WomanLifeFreedom
Read the review online on The Ana’s website:
wearetheana.com/woman-life-f…
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My poem, “Taraneh’s Song,” has been published in:
Spirit Lake Review, 2026 Issue, pages 114-115.
Thanks to editors.
Link to issue:
spiritlakereview.com/_files/…
#publication #poem #magazine #compulsoryhijab #executions #TaranehAlidoosti #Iran #criemsagainsthumanity #WomanLifeFreedom
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Join us online for the launch of
@ConsequenceF
Vol 18.1 Wednesday, May 27 @ 7:00p ET I will be reading my translation of “Silent Language,” a poem by
@SinaBehmanesh_
Thanks to editors #publication #translation #poetry
Register: consequenceforum.org/launch-…
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My poem “Testimony” has been published in online journal, Collateral, Issue 10.2.
It is accompanied by a voice recording & a statement
Thanks to editors
#publication #poetry #poem #Testimony #Collateral #Iran #protestors #War #power #people
Link to poem: collateraljournal.com/poetry…
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After two years of sustained effort, I am delighted to share that the first #Cantonese language course is now being offered at the Department of Language Studies @UTSC across the @UofT's tri-campus system. My sincere thanks to all who have supported this initiative along the way!
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