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Sauga Poetry – August Open Mic featuring Robyn Kaur Sidhu

August 20, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

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Sauga Poetry is Mississauga’s hub for spoken word events! Come check out our August open mic, as an audience member or performer. All levels of experience are welcome.

Time: Doors 6:30 PM, open mic 7 – 9 PM

How to perform: Open mic performance list will be based on a random draw of those who sign up. Sign up when you arrive anytime before 7 pm!

(Note: There are 16 open mic slots. Each poet can perform 1 poem, 4 mins max.)

Feature bio: Robyn Kaur Sidhu (she/he/they) is a queer, mad, disabled, Punjabi poet. They have had feelings publicly, and have performed them on stages across Turtle Island and the United Kingdom. They are the creative director of Hot Damn it’s a Queer Slam, and is a current member of the League of Canadian Poets. They are a youth educator of consent, 2SLGBTQ+ identity, poetry and visual arts. They will occasionally break out into poetry on the street, and they are trying to be the adult they needed as a kid. You can find Robyn on the internet if that’s your thing @Robyn_Sidhu

Masks are recommended

Funded by Mississauga Arts Council through the support of RAMA Gaming House – Charitable Gaming at City of Mississauga

Organizer

Sauga Poetry
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Venue

Studio.89
2520 Eglinton Avenue West Unit 1
Mississauga, Ontario L5M 0Y4 Canada
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Phone:
(905) 247-8089
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