Spoken Word Saturday is a showcase of the amazing Spoken Word Poetry talent that can be found from coast to coast. You can find a playlist of Spoken Word Saturday curations on the League’s Youtube channel!

Tahira Rajwani

“Mother Tongue”

Tahira Rajwani (she/her) is a South Asian spoken word artist based in Mississauga, Ontario, whose work is rooted in themes of diaspora and women’s empowerment. She was recently runner-up in Button Poetry’s 2022 Poem Cover Contest and a nominee for the Emerging Literary Arts category of the 2024 Mississauga Arts Awards. As a recipient of a 2023 Didihood grant and a 2024 Mississauga Arts Council Microgrant, Tahira competed at the Womxn of the World Poetry slam in Baltimore, Maryland.

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