(Poster made by Shirley Chen)
Enjoy poetry in music, among friends in a theatre in Downtown Toronto (beer available at the bar)!
Or, relax on the couch, have some wine, and listen to the poems and songs through the live streaming on our YouTube channel!
Thanks to national poet laureate George Elliott Clarke, the East and West Learning Connections are co-hosting this exciting in-person event for the first time since the year 2020.
Time: Friday, November 5, 2021 (7-9 PM. EST)
Venue: Tranzac Club Main Hall, 292 Brunswick Ave @Bloor, Toronto
Maximum in-person attendees: 50 attendees, must show proof of full COVID vaccination.
Tickets available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5-poets-breaking-into-song-tickets-196724677807
Click here for live streaming on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_FfnYxypY0
For inquiries, please send emails to info@eawlc.org. Thanks!
The Poets
Ayesha Chatterjee grew up in India and is the author of two poetry collections.
Luciano Iacobelli has penned 6 collections, crafts handmade books for Lyricalmyrical Press, and co-owns Quattro Press.
Giovanna Riccio has authored 3 books. Her philosophical elegy, “The Archivist”, just won the AICW’s Venera Fazio Award.
Lisa Richer has inked 2 books, including Nautilus and Bone, winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry.
Banoo Zan is the founder of Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night); sacredly secular, liberatingly rebellious, her 3 books lyric proverbs.
The Composers
Emily Hiemstra, David Jaeger, James Rolfe
The Singers
Emily Hiemstra, James Rolfe, Karen Usha
And The Pianists
Adam Hu, Juliet Palmer
Sponsors:
George Elliott Clarke
East and West Learning Connections
League of Canadian Poets
Host: George Elliott Clarke and Jovial Si
Poster Design: Shirley Chen
Everybody is welcome to spend the beautiful evening together with us, either in the theatre or on YouTube!