Join us for an electrifying poetry slam! Poets will compete in two thrilling rounds, scored out of ten, for a chance to win cash prizes.

Featuring Tahira Rajwani

Tahira Rajwani (she/her) is Mississauga’s 5th Youth Poet Laureate and the Director of Sauga Poetry, a local open mic series and artist collective. As a South Asian Canadian spoken word artist, her work is rooted in themes of diaspora and women’s empowerment.

Tahira recently ranked second nationally when representing Toronto at the 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam and has been nominated for both the League of Canadian Poets Spoken Word Award and the Mississauga Arts Council Emerging Literary Arts Award. As runner-up in Button Poetry’s 2022 Poem Cover Contest, she has been seen on podiums across Ontario.

In 2026, you can find her work on the TTC with Poems in Passage.

*You do not need to purchase tickets to compete*

Link to competitor registration:

https://tr.ee/B8SdguAPmd