Come out to another open mic featuring Tawahum at the Aboriginal Friendship Centre (1607 East Hastings Street).
All art forms are welcome! Bring your poetry, dust off that guitar or painting or try some stand-up comedy!
Tickets are PWYC at the door; no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:Tawahum is a Łutselkʼe Dene and Plains Nehiyaw spoken word poet from unceded Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh Territory (CKA Vancouver). Their Two-Spirit, Nonbinary Scorpio-moon angst boils over to showcase their sadboi rage. Having opened for Kimmortal and Vivek Shraya and with a BA in Creative Writing from KPU, Tawahum has performed poetry and hip-hop at countless festivals with poems featured in numerous publications. His land protection work versus Trans Mountain pipeline expansion had him face incarceration in 2020 which informed his debut music album, Bottled Lightning. Their poetry collection Cut to Fortress was published by Nightwood Editions with a new collection to come 2025.
