Sauga Slam ft. Lindsay Mayhew
About this Event
Sauga Poetry is Mississauga's hub for spoken word. Come perform, compete, or just experience our first ever poetry slam!
The night will begin with a short open mic section followed by two rounds of competition. Round 1 will feature 12 poets, and Round 2 will feature the top 6 poets from Round 1. Poets hoping to compete should come prepared with 2 original poems, each 3 minutes max.
The event will be co-hosted by Mississauga Youth Poet Laureate, Tahira Rajwani, and previous Mississauga Poet Laureate, Andrea Josic, and feature Sudbury-based interdisciplinary poet, spoken word artist, and workshop facilitator, Lindsay Mayhew.
Location: Hyatt Place Toronto/Mississauga Centre (Restaurant) | 5787 Hurontario St, Mississauga, ON L4Z 2H7
Time: Doors 5 30 PM, Show 6 - 9 PM
How to perform: Sign up on-site when you arrive anytime before 6 pm!
(NOTE: We have 5 open mic slots and 12 slam slots available. If there are more requests than this for each category, then the performance list will be based on a random draw of those who sign up.)
Feature bio: Lindsay Mayhew is an interdisciplinary poet, spoken word artist, and workshop facilitator from Sudbury, Ontario. She is the co-editor of A Thousand Tiny Awakenings (Latitude 46 Publishing, 2025). Lindsay is the runner up of the 2026 Spoken Word Award by the League of Canadian Poets. She is a seasoned slam competitor, placing as a runner up in the 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam. Lindsay has performed on stages across Canada, including with Wordstock Literary Festival, Verses Festival of Words, Nuit Blanche, Montreal's Throw Poetry Collective, and many others. Her practice includes music, vocal art, typewriter poetry, and visual poetry, and her work discusses feminism and mental health. You can find more of her writing in The Literary Review of Canada, Prairie Fire, Orbital Studies, Button Poetry, and others.
Agenda
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Doors
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:40 PM
Open Mic
🕑: 06:40 PM - 07:40 PM
Poetry Slam - Round 1
🕑: 07:40 PM - 08:00 PM
Intermission
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:20 PM
Feature
Host: Lindsay Mayhew
🕑: 08:20 PM - 09:00 PM
Poetry Slam - Round 2
Where is it happening?
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