Peace Akintade
Peace is Saskatchewan's 11th Poet Laureate. She's an interdisciplinary poet, oral historian, and playwright from Yorubaland, Nigeria, now based in Saskatoon, and her work draws on Yoruba folklore, riddles, and oral literature. Her collection The Goat's Tongue, winner of the International Metatron Poetry Prize, is being published this fall by Metatron Press.
View Peace's website: link
Doors open at 8:30am. The talk will start around 9:00. Space is limited — register to hold your spot.
Hosted at: Frankly, Creative Agency - 433 20th St W, Saskatoon
What to expect
Doors open at 8:30, with coffee and baked goods ready when you arrive
Peace's talk starts around 8:50/9
There's time to connect afterward
Tell your boss, you'll be back at it by 10:30 ;)
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POP POP is a free ongoing event series for Saskatoon's creative community. Good coffee. Fresh baked goods. A short talk from someone doing something interesting in the city.