Folks are welcome to sign up to read their work at the open mic or can DM us to reserve a spot. Hosted by Matthew Stepanic.

All are welcome to attend!

Doors at 6 pm.

Poetry starts at 6:30 pm.

This event series is sponsored by the University of Alberta, SSHRC, and the Canada Research Chairs program.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO Felice Cafe is a short distance from the Stadium LRT Station with ample nearby street parking. The business has two gender-neutral, single-use accessible washrooms.

ABOUT NISHA PATEL Nisha Patel is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Edmonton. An award-winning disabled and queer artist, she is a Canadian Poetry Slam champion and holds a master of arts in cultural studies from Queen's University. Her debut poetry collection, COCONUT, is out with NeWest Press, alongside her latest chapbooks. Her second book, A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH, will be out with Arsenal Pulp Press in spring 2024. She is a recipient of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal and the Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund. She is currently finishing her master of fine arts in creative writing at the University of British Columbia, where she is writing a graphic novel and children's books.