Poetry Parlour (Calgary)
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
7:00pm – 9:15pm MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary
FREE
Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Our featured reader for December 2024 is the magnificent Cobra Collins.
About the Featured Reader
Cobra Collins is a Mohkínstsis based Indigenous and settler poet of significant height. She has represented our city on a national level at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word and was humbled to sit as Indigenous advocate on the Writers’ Union of Canada’s (TWUC) National Council in 2021 and 2022. Her debut short film “Hop Along Hang On” has been featured nationwide and internationally in numerous film festivals and has won several awards, including Best short film, Black Hills film festival. Cobra was also honoured to be shortlisted as a nominee for Calgary’s 2016 & 2018 poet laureate.
Poetry Parlour is sponsored by Calgary publisher, Frontenac House. A selection of their beautiful books will be available for sale permanently on-site at Pachamama Soul.