Wordlights Poetry ft. Maryam Gabriel-Imam
Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United StatesWordlights Saturday poetry evenings are presented by NovaPDX & Rocking Frog Cafe and curated by Portland poet Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday, February 22nd, we'll have a feature from Maryam Gabriel-Imam and a long set poetry open mic! This show is hosted by Allegra White! OUR FEATURE: Maryam Gabriel-Imam Maryam Gabriel-Imam (pronouns they/she) is an Egyptian poet, scholar, singer-songwriter, translator, disabled performer, and tenderqueer caterpillar. They hold a masters in Middle Eastern Studies from the City University of New York, and they currently teach History at Rosemary Anderson High in Portland, OR. They are also the up-and-coming bilingual drag performer and activist, Baba Yusef. Maryam/Baba is currently working on mixed-media poetry performances incorporating live music, drag and spoken word, breaking the boundaries of who gets to…