Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) CXXI
Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) is Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series
Featured poets: Rania El Mugammar & A. Daniyal
+ Open Mic for poetry in any language
Host: Bänoo Zan
Time: Tuesday, May 19, 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.
Rania El Mugammar is a Sudanese artist, abolitionist, community organizer, and social justice educator based in Tkaronto (Treaty 13). Rania’s artistic and community work is deeply rooted in Black liberation, decolonization, transformative justice and repair. She is a published writer, award winning organizer, reproductive justice advocate, speaker, arts educator, and multidisciplinary performer.
A. Daniyal was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and grew up in a small town in northern Italy. He moved to Canada in 2008. His work has been published in Ahoy Literary, Ellipse Magazine, Squid Lit, The Polyglot, among others. Clean Ponds (2025) is his first poetry chapbook published by Cactus Press in Montreal. He is based in Toronto.
Event Poster: Ghazaleh Zarrinzadeh
