Speak Up Presents Oma is Loud
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Step into your poetic power and unleash your truths on the open mic. Oct 29, 5:30pm at Santjrui Buks in Marlborough Mall. Free. All experience levels are welcome.
This month, we're featuring Oma is Loud. Oma is Loud is the 2026 Canadian Poetry Slam Nationals Champ and winner of the 2026 Evaristo Prize for Poetry. She is a Poetry Translation Centre (UK) Undertow Fellow. Her poetry-theatre production, Pretty Dangerous: Four Acts on Womanhood, premiered at the Calgary Central Library in March 2026. A stark raving mad poet, she stays wild in her musings until 9 pm or so
Speak Up YYC is literary and multidisciplinary hub dedicated to unapologetic expression. We Speak Up, Speak Out and Speak Truth to Power. We host a free monthly open mic at Santjuri Buks in Marlborough Mall and an independent press, Speak Up Press, on Substack.
This month, we're featuring Oma is Loud. Oma is Loud is the 2026 Canadian Poetry Slam Nationals Champ and winner of the 2026 Evaristo Prize for Poetry. She is a Poetry Translation Centre (UK) Undertow Fellow. Her poetry-theatre production, Pretty Dangerous: Four Acts on Womanhood, premiered at the Calgary Central Library in March 2026. A stark raving mad poet, she stays wild in her musings until 9 pm or so
Speak Up YYC is literary and multidisciplinary hub dedicated to unapologetic expression. We Speak Up, Speak Out and Speak Truth to Power. We host a free monthly open mic at San
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3800 Memorial Dr, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta
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