Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) CXVII
Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) is Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series
Featured poets: AG & Chris Song
+ Open Mic for poetry in any language
Host: Bänoo Zan
Time: Tuesday, January 20, 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.
AG is a two-time member of the Toronto Poetry Slam Team, and has competed and shared her poetry across a myriad of stages. A globally acclaimed eyebrow icon, vigorously nuanced and perpetually on Armenian time; AG is an accountant by day who longs for the stage and a soft life comprised of books and leisure. An eternal “in-betweener”, her words carry the weight of longing for one homeland and the defiance of a woman moulded by another. AG’s poetry is a resounding tapestry, woven from her evolving ideas on love, womanhood, and the cultures and languages that shape her inner world.
Chris Song is a poet, editor, and translator from Hong Kong, and is an assistant professor in English and Chinese translation at the University of Toronto. He won the “Extraordinary Mention” of the 2013 Nosside International Poetry Prize in Italy and the Award for Young Artist (Literary Arts) of the 2017 Hong Kong Arts Development Awards. In 2019, he won the 5th Haizi Poetry Award. He is a founding councilor of the Hong Kong Poetry Festival Foundation, executive director of the International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong, and editor-in-chief of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine. He also serves as an advisor to various literary organizations.
Event Poster: Ghazaleh Zarrinzadeh
Link to the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CCzRqUDHM/
