PAST READINGS, APPEARANCES, & SHOWS
2026 The Edmonton Poetry Festival: NeWest Press Authors Feature
2026 Found Bookshop Presents: Qurat Dar & Nisha Patel | Cochrane
2026 The Olive Poetry Reading Feature
2026 Community and Pedagogy Guest Speaker: University of Alberta
2025 Feature: An Exploration of Identity Poetry Reading at Concordia University
2025 Edmonton Poetry Festival 20th Birthday Feature
2025 Feature: Calgary Poetry Slam | Calgary
2025 Book Launch with Amy Leblanc Feature
2025 Audreys Books 50th Anniversary Celebration2024 Whistler Writers Festival
2024 Keynote at NerdNite on the Loss of Video Game History
2024 Alberta English Teachers’ Association Annual Conference, Keynote Speaker, Banff
2024 An Evening with Nisha Patel, Upstart and Crow, Vancouver
2024 Queer Verse
2024 Slamlandia Feature in Portland, OR
2024 Writers’ Guild of Alberta: Panelist on Failure
2024 Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam
2024 Book Co-Launch: A Fate Worse than Death at Audreys Books
2024 Leadership Camp at the Bennett Centre: Keynote
2024 Book Launch: A Fate Worse than Death
2024 On Edge Reading Series: Feature
2024 Writers Guild of Alberta: Guest Speaker
2023 Keynote at DEAM Ideas Conference
2023 University of Alberta - Strategic Plan Launch
2023 Keynote at Community and Connection 2SLGBTQIA+ Advocacy Conference
2023 Emancipation Day Feature in Kingston, ON
2023 Women in Leadership Keynote Presentation
2023 OBLIQUITY Health Humanities Presentation and Exhibition
2023 Vancouver Poetry Slam Feature Poet
2023 Under the Table Open Open Mic for Queer and Disabled Artists
2022 Disability Poetry Salon with Conyer Clayton | Kingston, ON
2022 The Quiet Place Poetry Night with Matthew James Weigel | Kingston, ON
2022 Queen's University Feminist Legal Studies International Women's Day Conference | Kingston, ON
2022 CBRC + Sex Salon Chronicling Our Stories: Narratives of 2SLGBTQ+ Communities and Chronic Health | Montreal, QC
2021 SNAP Gallery Performance | Edmonton, AB
2021 Abya Yala Poetry Slam | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2021 Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's Peter and the Wolf | Edmonton, AB
2021 Queen's University Queer Asian Lit | Kingston, ON
2021 Lyrical Femmes at LitFest Alberta with Jillian Christmas and Timiro Mohamed | Edmonton, AB
2021 Word on the Street Festival Lethbridge with Dallas Hunt and Bertrand Bickersteth | Lethbridge, BC
2021 WORD Festival with Adrian DeLeon and Chantal Gibson | Vancouver, BC
2021 Whistler Writers Festival with Angie Abdou, Hassan Al Kontar, Bruce Kirby and Francesca Ekwuyasi | Whistler, BC
2021 Verses Festival of Words Iron Poet with Charlie Petch and RC Weslowski | Vancouver, BC
2021 Hullaballoo Festival Slam Finals Feature | Vancouver, BC
2021 GritLit Poetry Reading: Auspicious Debuts with Dallas Hunt and Cherie Jones
2021 Victoria Victorious Voices Festival Feature | Victoria, BC
2021 Skirtsafire Festival A-Line Variety Show | Edmonton, AB
2021 BC Writers’ Summit with Tara Borin and Cristy Watson | Vancouver, BC
2021 NextFest Poetry Night | Edmonton, AB
2021 Skirtsafire Festival Body of Words | Edmonton, AB
2021 Maza Arts Collective Feature | Virtual
2021 Resilience: Asian Womens’ Writing Night | Virtual
2021 Kiwi Collective Magazine Performance | Virtual
2021 YEG’s 9th Poet Laureate Announcement | Edmonton, AB
2021 University of Alberta Convocation Address | Edmonton, AB
2021 COVID Collections Podcast | Edmonton, AB
2021 Oliver Community League Performance | Edmonton, AB
2021 Edmonton Arts Council Community AGM | Edmonton, AB
2021 Edmonton Community Foundation AGM | Edmonton, AB
2021 Toronto Poetry Slam Feature | Toronto, ON
2021 NDP Pre-Pride Month Celebration | Edmonton, AB
2021 The Violet Hour Queer Reading Series | Montreal, QC
2021 Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild | Saskatoon, SK
2021 Kwantlen Poetry Project Feature | Surrey, BC
2021 City of Edmonton Council Poetry Reading
2021 COCONUT Book Launch | Edmonton, AB
2021 Vancouver Poetry Slam Feature | Vancouver, BC
2021 UBC Slam Feature | Vancouver, BC
2021 Inter-University Slam Feature | Montreal, QC
2021 QueerOut Poetry Meetup | Edmonton, AB
2021 Tree Reading Series | Ottawa, ON
2021 Poetry and Futurism | Edmonton, AB
2021 Urban Legends Collective Poetry Feature | Ottawa, ON
2021 Poet Laureates of Western Canada Feature | Saskatoon, SK
2021 Ways of Knowing Summit | Edmonton, AB
2021 Participatory Edmonton Symposium | Edmonton, AB
2021 Mcsway Poetry Collective Feature | Montreal, QC
2021 Tonight It’s Poetry Feature | Saskatoon, SK
2021 StartupTNTYeg Night Feature | Edmonton, AB
2020 CBC Sunday Magazine | Edmonton, AB
2020 Skirtsafire The Lioness | Edmonton, AB
2020 City of Edmonton Council Meeting | Edmonton, AB
2020 National Philanthropy Day | Edmonton, AB
2020 Single Onion Poetry Series
2020 Grand Opening of the Milner Library | Edmonton, AB
2020 She, The River | Edmonton, AB
2020 Lady Flower Gardens Festival | Edmonton, AB
2020 Parkland Poetry Feature (Online)
2020 Cypress Poetry Reading Feature (Online)
2020 Guelph Spoken Word Feature (Online)
2020 Private Poetry Night (Online)
2020 High School Visit (Online)
2020 Canada Performs - Facebook and National Arts Council (Online)
2020 NextFest Poetry Night (Online)
2020 Green Drinks (Online)
2020 Elementary School Visit (Online)
2020 Stuck at Home (Online)
2020 New Horizons | Edmonton, AB
2020 Brunch with a Purpose | Edmonton, AB
2020 Words Unzipped II | Edmonton, AB
2020 Words Unzipped I | Edmonton, AB
2020 Skirtsafire - The Lioness | Edmonton, AB
2020 A-Line Variety Show (Skirtsafire Festival) | Edmonton, AB
2020 Mental Health in the Arts (Create, Collaborate, Connect) | Edmonton, AB
2020 Kwantlen Poetry Project | Surrey, BC
2020 Vancouver Poetry Slam | Vancouver, BC
2020 Victoria Poetry Project Tongues of Fire | Victoria, BC
2020 Drone and Words X | Edmonton, AB
2020 Kate Chegwin Junior High School | Edmonton, AB
2020 Archbishop MacDonald High School | Sherwood Park, AB
2020 City of Edmonton Municipal Enforcement Meeting | Edmonton, AB
2019 Bend it Like You Book Launch | Edmonton, AB
2019 City of Edmonton Diversity and Inclusion Launch | Edmonton, AB
2019 Breakfast with the Guys | Edmonton, AB
2019 LA RAZA Spoken Word | Toronto, ON
2019 RISE | Toronto, ON
2019 London Poetry Slam | London, ON
2019 The Olive Reading Series | Edmonton, AB
2019 Glass Bookshop Grand Opening | Edmonton, AB
2019 Sacred Spaced | St. Albert, AB
2019 Throw Poetry Collective Feature | Edmonton, AB
2019 City of Edmonton Planning Conference | Edmonton, AB
2019 HYP Feature | Hamilton, ON
2019 All-Star Engagement – HYP | Hamilton, ON
2019 Urban Legends Poetry Collective Feature | Ottawa, ON
2019 Peterborough Poetry Slam Feature | Peterborough, ON
2019 Windsor Poetry Slam Feature | Windsor, ON
2019 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (Runner Up) | Guelph, ON
2019 BAM! Youth Slam Feature | Toronto, ON
2019 Grant MacEwan Sexual Violence Awareness Week | Edmonton, AB
2019 Dunluce Elementary School | Edmonton, AB
2019 Margaret Ann Armour School | Edmonton, AB
2019 Glenora Elementary School | Edmonton, AB
2019 M.E. Lazerte High School | Edmonton, AB
2019 Westbrook Elementary School | Edmonton, AB
2019 Gandhi Youth Conference at W.P. Wagner | Edmonton, AB
2019 Climate Strike | Edmonton, AB
2019 Women and Gender Studies 101, University of Alberta | Edmonton, AB
2019 Edmonton Slam Team Feature | Edmonton, AB
2019 City Hall School | Edmonton, AB
2019 Interstellar Rodeo Spoken Word Stage | Edmonton, AB
2019 The Nook Café Birthday Bash | Edmonton, AB
2019 Skirtsafire Annual General Meeting | Edmonton, AB
2019 Saskatchewan Festival of Words | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
2019 City of Edmonton Council Meeting | Edmonton, AB
2019 The Bowery Poetry Club | New York, New York
2019 8th City of Edmonton Poet Laureate Press Conference | Edmonton, AB
2019 Verseworks (The Works Art and Design Festival) | Edmonton, AB
2019 A Green New Deal | Edmonton, AB
2019 CEYC United We Grow | Edmonton, AB
2019 Light Plucked from the Universe Reception | Edmonton, AB
2019 Nextfest Spoken Word Showcase: R U LISTENING?? | Edmonton, AB
2019 Heart of the City Beat Stage | Edmonton, AB
2019 South Asian Femmes Showcase| Vancouver, BC
2019 Nellie Carlson Elementary School | Edmonton, AB
2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam – Champion | Vancouver, BC
2019 Spoken Nerd | Vancouver, BC
2019 Edmonton Slam Finals 2019 – Champion | Edmonton, AB
2019 Sabrina Benaim Slumber Party Tour | Edmonton, AB
2019 Jack.Org Summit - Performance | Edmonton, AB
2019 Speak Out! Conversations About Anti-Racism & Inclusion | Edmonton, AB
2019 Eliminate Racism/Illuminate Love at Coral Plaza | Edmonton, AB
2019 Edmonton Story Slam Championships | Edmonton, AB
2019 Words Unzipped/Inspoken at SkirtsAFire | Edmonton, AB
2019 Poly Queer Love Ballad | Edmonton, AB
2019 International Women’s Day Celebration at City Hall | Edmonton, AB
2019 Dirt Buffet Cabaret | Edmonton, AB
2019 Feature Presentation at Westminster School | Edmonton, AB
2019 Storytelling and Creative Writing | Edmonton, AB
2019 Lake of the Strangers – Response | Edmonton, AB
2019 Poetry Salon | Toronto, ON
2019 Sewing Machine Factory Artists in Residence Showcase | Edmonton, AB
2018 VanSlam Feature | Vancouver, BC
2018 UBC Slam Feature | Vancouver, BC
2018 Spoken Word at Highlands Library | Edmonton, AB
2018 Mini WE Day Celebration | Lac La Biche, AB
2018 Stay WOC Fest | Edmonton, AB
2018 Poetry Moves Youth Symposium | Edmonton, AB
2018 Edmonton Story Slam: 1st Place | Edmonton, AB
2018 Femme Fete | Edmonton, AB
2018 C-Tribe – Storytelling | Edmonton, AB
2018 Tonight It’s Poetry | Saskatoon, SK
2018 Word Up Regina | Regina, SK
2018 Sewing Machine Factory Fundraiser | Edmonton, AB
2018 Birds Bear Arms, Adder’s Breath, Nisha | Edmonton, AB
2018 Kids on Track Youth Group | Edmonton, AB
2018 Together As One – Youth Gathering | Edmonton, AB
2018 Sister to Sister Spotlight | Edmonton, AB
2018 Glass Buffalo Summer Issue Launch | Edmonton, AB
2018 Festival of Words Spoken Word Feature | Moose Jaw, SK
2018 Festival of Words Poetry Slam | Moose Jaw, SK
2018 Storytelling Cabaret – Found Festival | Edmonton, AB
2018 Wordsmiths | Seoul, South Korea
2018 Word Fight | Edmonton, AB
2018 Residency Showcase | Edmonton, AB
2018 Norwood Dental Clinic Grand Opening | Edmonton, AB
2018 Heart of the City Fundraiser | Edmonton, AB
2018 FOUNDraiser | Edmonton, AB
2018 Spirit of Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show | Edmonton, AB
2018 Humans of Edmonton | Edmonton, AB
2018 Family Ties – Edmonton Poetry Festival | Edmonton, AB
2018 All-Star Slam – Edmonton Poetry Festival | Edmonton, AB
2018 Poetry Central – Edmonton Poetry Festival | Edmonton, AB
2018 Drone and Words – Edmonton Poetry Festival | Edmonton, AB
2018 The Polyglot – Edmonton Poetry Festival | Edmonton, AB
2018 CKUA Radio | Edmonton, AB
2018 Edmonton Poetry Festival Media Launch | Edmonton, AB
2018 NorQuest College Spoken Word Event | Edmonton, AB
2018 Create, Collaborate, Connect Symposium | Edmonton, AB
2018 Glow Festival | Edmonton, AB
2018 Breaking the Silence | Edmonton, AB
2018 Edmonton Story Slam Finals: Champion | Edmonton, AB
2018 Bodies Transgressing | Edmonton, AB
2018 A-Line Variety Show – Skirtsafire Festival | Edmonton, AB
2018 The Future and All That Jazz | Edmonton, AB
2018 Breath in Poetry Feature | Edmonton, AB
2017 Maggie Slam | Berlin, Germany
2017 Berlin Spoken Word – Feature | Berlin, Germany
2017 Genesisters Poetry Slam | London, England
2017 Sonnet Youth - Feature | Glasgow, Scotland
2017 Poetry at Inn Deep | Glasgow, Scotland
2017 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word: Finalist | Peterborough, ON
2017 Edmonton Slam Team Fundraiser at KASBAR | Edmonton, AB
2017 Edmonton Slam Team Fundraiser at Nook Café | Edmonton, AB
2017 Edmonton Story Slam: 1st Place | Edmonton, AB
2017 APIRG Block Party | Edmonton, AB
2017 WORD on CJSR 88.5FM | Edmonton, AB
2017 Venture Healthcare Workshop | Edmonton, AB
2017 Edmonton Story Slam: 1st Place | Edmonton, AB
2017 Gradual Rising of Women Conversation Café | Edmonton, AB
2017 Festival of Words Spoken Word Feature | Moose Jaw, SK
2017 Festival of Words Poetry Slam: 2nd Place | Moose Jaw, SK
2017 Heart of the City - Beats Stage Feature Poet | Edmonton, AB
2017 Breath in Poetry Triple Feature with Rabbit Richards and YES | Edmonton, AB
2017 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam: 4th Place Finalist | Vancouver, BC
2017 Mashed Poetics - Verses Festival of Words | Vancouver, BC
2017 Edmonton Slam Poetry Finals: 5th Place Finalist | Edmonton, AB
2017 Gravity: A Celebration of Arts and Politics | Edmonton, AB
2017 Edmonton Slam Finals Qualifier | Edmonton, AB
2017 Stories on the Hill | Edmonton, AB
2017 "Water" Book Launch | Edmonton, AB
2017 5 Artists 1 Love | Edmonton, AB
2017 WLD Buffalo – Glass Buffalo | Canmore, AB
2016 Edmonton Indie Slam Finals: Champion | Edmonton, AB
2016 Fundraiser for Rod Loyola | Edmonton, AB
2016 Edmonton Indie Slam Qualifier | Edmonton, AB
2016 Make It Awkward Campaign Show | Edmonton, AB
2016 A Night with The Birds | Edmonton, AB
2016 Edmonton Slam Team Homecoming Show & Fundraiser | Edmonton, AB
2016 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word: Semifinalist | Winnipeg, MB
2016 Late Night Cabaret | Edmonton, AB
2016 CR Avery with Swear by the Moon | Edmonton, AB
2016 Edmonton Slam Team Send-Off & Fundraiser | Edmonton, AB
2016 Launch of the City Series: Edmonton | Edmonton, AB
2016 #yegsemicolon: EMHAC | Edmonton, AB
2016 Masala Mix Showcase | Edmonton, AB
2016 City of Edmonton Mental Health Month Kick-Off | Edmonton, AB
2016 Edmonton Slam Finals 2016: 3rd Place Finalist | Edmonton, AB
2016 Glass Buffalo - That Becomes You | Edmonton, AB
2016 Breath in Poetry Spoken Word Showcase | Edmonton, AB
2016 Chvrch of John – Midnight Mass | Edmonton, AB
2016 Wet Secrets with Lindsey Walker - Artists for Life at The Needle | Edmonton, AB
2016 Fundraiser for Rod Loyola | Edmonton, AB
2016 Get Out the Vote Women - Ward 12 By-Election | Edmonton, AB
2015 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word | Saskatoon, SK
2015 Edmonton Slam Team Send-Off & Fundraiser | Edmonton, AB
2015 Beaumont Composite High School Wakathon | Beaumont, AB
2015 3-2-1 Summer Slam Finals | Edmonton, AB
2015 Wrecking Ball ELXN 42 | Edmonton, AB
2015 Cha Island Mic with Liam Coady and Charlotte Cranston | Edmonton, AB
2015 Adamant Eve Podcast – CJSR | Edmonton, AB
2015 3-2-1 Summer Slam Finals Qualifier | Edmonton, AB
2015 University of Alberta – Sociology 203: Social Problems | Edmonton, AB
2015 Festival of Words Spoken Word Showcase | Moose Jaw, SK
2015 Festival of Words Poetry Slam: 3rd Place | Moose Jaw, SK
2015 Next Fest Rise Up Poetry Slam: 3rd Place | Edmonton, AB
2015 CBC Stage Slam Finalist Showcase | Edmonton, AB
2015 Edmonton Slam Finals: 5th Place Finalist | Edmonton, AB
2015 Edmonton Slam Finals Qualifier | Edmonton, AB
2015 CMHC Mental Health Awareness Night | Edmonton, AB