Urban Legends Poetry Collective

06/04/2026

05/02/2026

Join us for an open mic with a feature performance by our 2026 CIPS Representative, Dahlia Lesh!

😷 FACE MASKS REQUIRED
📅 Fri, May 8
📍 The Origin
⏰ Doors 7:00 | Show 7:30
💵 Tickets at the door, PWYD (suggested donation: $10)

Link in bio for more details!

Sign up for the open mic at the door. Poets who sign up to perform are not required to buy a ticket.

[Image description: Image text reflected in caption. Graphic with a faded image of a crowd at a poetry slam on a bluebackground. Yellow leaves and translucent topographical linework surround a circular portrait of Dahlia Lesh. At the bottom of the graphic is the Urban Legends logo.]

04/16/2026

Join us for another edition of Truth to Power, a workshop series examining the intersections between wellness and collective liberation, and exploring how creative expression can be channeled as a means of enacting change, fostering dialogue, and disrupting systems of power and oppression.

This month’s workshop, Trance States for Poets, will be led by Tawhida Tanya Evanson.

😷 FACE MASKS REQUIRED
📅 Fri, April 24
📍Origin Arts & Community Centre
⏰ 7:00 - 9:00PM
💵 Tickets at the door, PWYD (suggested donation: $10)

Can the revelations from meditation, hypnosis, breathwork or altered states of consciousness be expressed in verse? In this workshop guided by Tiohtià:ke/Montreal poet, novelist, multimedia artist and Ashiq Tawhida Tanya Evanson, we will engage with ancient contemplative practices to enter liminal space and capture the epiphanies there.

WHAT TO BRING: paper and pens; laptop; water bottle; yoga mat or pillow for sitting; comfortable clothing recommended

Link in bio for more details!

[Image description: Image text reflected in caption. Graphic with a faded image of a crowd at a poetry slam on a beige background. Red leaves and translucent topographical linework surround a circular portrait of Tawhida Tanya Evanson. At the bottom of the graphic is the Urban Legends logo.]



ULPC gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Ottawa.

04/03/2026

Join Urban Legends Poetry Collective and The Other Hill for Scribblin’ in the Margins: Beyond the Binary, an slam and open mic event with signs ups open specifically to Two-Spirit, trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, and/or other gender-nonconforming identities. Everyone is welcome to attend. This event will feature Ottawa's own, Lukayo!

😷 FACE MASKS REQUIRED
📅 Fri, April. 10
📍 The Origin
⏰ Doors 7:00 | Show 7:30
💵 Tickets at the door, PWYD (suggested donation: $10)

Link in bio for more details!

Sign up for the slam or open mic at the door. Poets who sign up to perform are not required to buy a ticket.

[Image description: Image text reflected in caption. Graphic with a faded image of a crowd at a poetry slam on a brown background. Yellow leaves and translucent topographical linework surround a circular portrait of [POET]. At the bottom of the graphic is the Urban Legends logo.]