Liars of Orpheus Episode #8

Name: Liars of Orpheus Episode #8
Start: 2025-02-25T19:00:00-08:00
Location: 2434 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2, Canada

Schedule

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

2434 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2, Canada | Vancouver, BC

Liars of Orpheus is a literary comedy show where writers present short works that are all lies with the exception of 5 truths, which they attempt to bootleg past the other panelist. The panelists recieve points for truths that go unnoticed or lies that are mistaken for truths.
For episode #8 we will be featuring Phanuel Antwi, Roger Blenman, Marlo Browne and Babaloluwa (Lolu) Oyedele.
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Bios
Babaloluwa (Lolu) Oyedele is a Nigeria-born, South-Africa raised interdisciplinary artist, performer and writer. He is privileged to be part of the Unbound Reading Series team as well as a member of Playwrights Theatre Centre’s Block A writing cohort led by the auspicious David Geary. He is currently working and living in the unceded territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, otherwise known as Vancouver, B.C.
Marlo Browne is a Barbadian poet and author who has self-published four books. All books are available on amazon and the UEL marketplace on Granville Island in British Columbia. The first three books are also located at Bean Around Books in Maple Ridge while his fourth book can be found at Massy Books in Vancouver. Some of his books can also be found in Well Read Books, Word Wealth and Windows eat Books on Nanaimo. They can also be found at The Creative Bookworm in Langley City while his book is now in Surrey Libraries.
His first book, entitled Pictorial: Writing for Stars that want to return to Constellations was published in 2019 and received 5 star reviews on Amazon. His second, entitled Marlo Browne presents: The Young and Gifted, published in 2021, also received 5 star reviews. His third, entitled Thoughts of a Mature Mind was published and released in 2022. His fourth and latest book, entitled The Life and Times of a Poet was published and released on August 28th 2023 and has also received a 5 star review on Amazon. Marlo is a very versatile poet who has been featured many times online. His work spans several topics such as social injustice, mental well-being love, race, health disorders and many more. Marlo has also performed at several open mics and events in Langley, Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Surrey, White Rock, Granville Island, North and East Vancouver.
Marlo has also participated twice in author showcases at the main branch of the Vancouver Public Library and he also did a reading at the Strathcona branch. He also performed at this year’s Verses Festival at the Wise Hall in Vancouver. He also performed at the ACCESS festival in Surrey in August 2024. His business, A Pint of Knowledge, was also nominated in the best solopreneur category at the Black Excellence Awards in 2023. As a film maker, he is the co-author of the short film 'I'm Sorry' which placed second in the short film category at the Langley City Film Festival. He is also a member of several literary associations such as the Delta Literary Arts Society and the Federation of BC Writers. Marlo is also the current Poetry slam champion of Da Luv Jones Poetry Showcase and was a part of the inaugural Da Luv James Book Festival.
Roger Blenman is an Afro-Caribbean-Canadian poet, novelist (Dead’er), playwright. He enjoys travel, languages, and outdoorsy stuff. He spends too long wondering if he spends too long wondering. He makes a living teaching science and coaching adults.
Phanuel Antwi is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literatures. In 2022 he was named Canada Research Chair in Black Arts and Epistemologies. He writes, researches, and teaches critical black studies; settler colonial studies; black Atlantic and diaspora studies; Canadian literature and culture since 1830; critical race, gender, and sexuality studies; and material cultures. He has published articles in Interventions, Affinities, and Studies in Canadian Literature, and he is completing a book-length project titled “Currencies of Blackness: Faithfulness, Cheerfulness and Politeness in Settler Writing.”