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Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) Nowruz 2026Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) is Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series
Featured poets: Dianah Smith & Guy Elston
+ Open Mic for poetry in any language
Host: Bänoo Zan
Time: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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 at the venue
Open Mic Duration: 3 minutes
Show: 7-10 PM EST
Admission: $10-20 Sliding Scale
Cash at the door
There is an ATM machine at the venue.
Dianah Smith is a Jamaican born, Ottawa raised writer, teacher and arts educator based in Toronto. A winner of the 2023 Writers' Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize celebrating the Best of Canada's New Black Writers; she has been published by University of Alberta Press, McGraw-Hill Ryerson and the Centre for Policy Alternatives. She is the founder of 'A' is for Orange, (2005-2010) a reading series/incubator for queer emerging writers of Caribbean descent; the recipient of numerous writing and professional development grants she has been a jury member for local and provincial arts funding organizations. She says writing is a way to grieve/retrieve the past, make sense of the present and leave a legacy for the future.
Guy Elston is a Toronto-based poet, originally from the UK. His debut poetry collection is The Character Actor Convention (The Porcupine's Quill, 2025). His poems have appeared in The Malahat Review, The Ex-Puritan, Grain, Geist, The Literary Review of Canada and elsewhere.
Event Poster: Ghazaleh Zarrinzadeh
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Event Venue
Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7, Canada
Tickets
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