Regina Word Up Open Mic feat. Eddie Lartey

The Creative City Centre presents: Regina Word Up Open Mic Night feat. Eddie Lartey

Wednesday November 13th, 2024
7:00-9:00 pm (SK time), doors open at 6:30pm
The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave, Regina, SK
$5 or PWYC

The Artesian is wheelchair accessible, all-ages, and a proud supporter of positive spaces initiatives with a zero-tolerance policy towards hate, harassment, and/or discrimination. We reserve the right to remove any patron creating an unsafe environment. The accessible entrance is available via a lift, Please ask staff for help if necessary.

Come join us for a night of spoken word poetry you won’t want to miss!

Eddie Lartey is a Hamiltonian wordsmith, poet, and spoken word artist who uses his gifts to address love, despair, and triumph within the Black experience. Using words to create a better life for all. His accolades include winning the Toronto International Poet Slam in 2019, winning the Human Rights Festival Poetry Slam in 2021, winning the Top 40 Under 40 award in 2022, winning Canadian Individual Poetry in 2022, the 2022 Copa "Americas" de Poetry Slam in Brazil and taking 5th place at the World Champion. Now an independent artist and author of his latest collection Barcode, he remains committed to the transformative power of language is evident in his dedication to both the poetics that take place on the stage, the page and within the community. His art invites and inspires us to build a more just and compassionate world, one poem at a time.