Toronto’s most diverse and brave poetry reading and open mic series.
At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity to happen: we actively invite it.
Featured poets: Giovanna Riccio and Alvin Wong
Hosts: Bänoo Zan and Terese Pierre
Giovanna Riccio immigrated from Calabria, Italy to Canada at the age of 6. A graduate of the University of Toronto, she majored in philosophy. She is the author of Vittorio (Lyricalmyrical, 2010), Strong Bread (Quattro Books, 2011) and Plastic’s Republic (Guernica Editions, 2019). Her poems have appeared in numerous national and international publications as well as various anthologies, the most recent being Dis(s)ent, Heartwood and A Filo Doppio, (Donzelli Editore, Rome). Translations of her work have been published in Italian, Spanish, French and Romanian. She regularly participates in literary events and has performed at Blue Met, The Edinburgh Fringe and the University of Calabria Italian Diaspora Conference to name a few.
Alvin Wong is the senior editor of Inspiritus Press. He has poems published in Half a Grapefruit Magazine and Temz Review along with a short story in Ricepaper magazine. He co-authoured a chapbook with Stanford Cheung, We Could be Anything from Crevasse Press in Ibaraki, Japan.
