EVENT: National Poetry Month Open Mic Night

Have a poem you are burning to share? Love to listen to poetry? This event is for you!​ Attend in-person or virtually. (Registration info below!)

Meet our three featured readers:

MARK CALLANAN (City Of St. John’s Poet Laureate)
Mark Callanan is the author of three full-length collections of poetry. His most recent, Romantic, was shortlisted for the 2021 international Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry, and was a CBC “best Canadian poetry of 2021″ selection. He co-edited The Breakwater Book of Contemporary Newfoundland Poetry and was one of the founding editors of the St. John’s-based literary journal Riddle Fence. He lives in St. John’s where he is the current Poet Laureate.

SAMM JOYY
Samm Joyy is a writer from St. John’s, Newfoundland and has been active in the local poetry scene for over a decade. Joyy helped lead Spoken Word St. John’s (SWSJ) from 2014-2022, has been a volunteer with WritersNL since 2021 and was the editor on the chapbook “The Birds Come Back in the Spring ” by Hannah Jenkins (2022).

NICOLE OBIODIAKA
Nicole Obiodiaka is the founder of Centra, an organization committed to curating cultural experiences through theatre & film. She has starred in various theatre plays in her home country – Lagos, Nigeria. Where she also performed spoken words. Nicole is passionate about celebrating black culture through theatre and multi-sensory cultural experiences.

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