Hey poetry peeps!
Come join us for another night of poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space.
A bit about them: Khaleefa ‘Apollo the Child’ Hamdan is a spoken word poet, hip hop artist, radio host, youth
worker and is the former co director of the Urban Legends Poetry Collective. Apollo created the
free after school youth writing program Youth Speak with the Ottawa Public Library. His
cinepoem 'My Hero Drives a Cab' was featured on Button Poetry and he was part of the CBC
documentary 'In Their Words'. Apollo has represented Ottawa a total of 9 times nationally.
Apollo continues to be an active part of the art scene as he continues to mentor and spread
positivity.
Masking Policy:
Masks are strongly encouraged, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.