Our second season is upon us! Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are postponing our October event and rescheduling it for November. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we are looking forward to gathering with you!
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Time: 7-9PM EST
Location: Zoom
Cost: Suggested Donation $5
Registration for this event is closed. Please email inourtongues (at) gmail (dot) com to join us.
There will be no open mic, however we have a special presentation and community project in store.
You will be sent the Zoom link a few days before the actual event. We will not be streaming this event live.
Meet our Performers!
keith whiteduck
Keith Whiteduck is Anishinabe from Algonquin territory Kitigan Zibi (Quebec). Keith has studied music at both Cambrian College in Sudbury, ON (performance diploma) and Queen's University Kingston, ON (Bachelor of Arts-music). For Keith, school and studying classical music has really opened up a love of all genres/styles of music. Because of this he also writes all styles and performs variety when possible.
Keith participated in festivals such as Summer Solstice/Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa) and The Fringe Festival (Edinburg, Scotland). Keith has also composed/recorded original compositions and has recently received a grant from the Hynatyshyn Foundation in honour of his original music.
Keith has started to focus solely on his music career recently. The first album ‘Enter Keith Whiteduck’ was released in December 2019 with the help of ‘Weber Brothers Productions’ and James McKenty. It is available on iTunes/Spotify.
Keith’s website.
Jamaal Jackson Rogers
Jamaal Jackson Rogers; stage name JustJamaal ThePoet, is an award winning, internationally recognized independent artist, creative entrepreneur and arts educator. He is the recent outgoing Ottawa English Poet Laureate, a position that has not been occupied in the city of Ottawa for the past 30 years, and has been awarded the outstanding Artist Educator Award by the Ontario Arts Foundation. He has also received awards for his appearances on Canadian documentaries “4 Kids” and “In Their Words” by TVO and CBC respectively and was the first place recipient for best new poem at the Body Electric Poetry Film Festival for his cinepoem “Husniyah”. In 2016, he was a finalist in the Emerging Artist Award presented by RBC.
As an artist he is a poet/writer, spoken word practitioner, recording rap artist, and stage performer, recording and performing on numerous festival stages with his Hiphop group Missing LinX and new soul band, The WIze. He draws his inspiration from the conditions of society and human behaviour, and has been mentored by Hiphop's original pioneer and master poet, the late founder and leader of The Last Poets, Jalal 'Lightenin' Rod' Nurridin. Jamaal's his early years he has honed his talents that has allowed him in the past five years to bring his performances to audiences across Canada and internationally. His defining moments are when he makes intimate connections with his listeners during his live performance sets. As a creative entrepreneur he has quickly become known for his ability to take ideas and translate them into action, using art as a way to bring communities together for entertainment and education. He is the mind and management behind such endeavours as Make Spoken Word Go Viral and Fly Poets Society; organizations that support poets and songwriters in their craft and that engineer poetry and music related events in the capital city of Canada.
Other major creative projects under his name include the Writers Point Poetry Retreat, Urban Legends Poetry Slam, Nationless Nights Music Concert, The Algonquin College Poetry Show, the House of Paint OG500 Poetry Slam, and the National Youth Poetry Festival to name a few. As an arts educator he has worked with thousands of youth and young adults nationally and abroad, using unique methods to assist participants in finding their artistic voice. He has taught masterclass workshops in songwriting, performance and poetry and has been recognized by his peers for the creative activities that he uses in order for the learner to be actively engaged.
Jamaal is also considered a mentor and arts coach, working in correctional facilities and finding time to tutor in inclusive settings with artists to help them reach their goals within various artistic fields. Teaching, inspiring and leading is what Jamaal believes he does best, and with 20 years of working with youth, he finds his passion best exemplified as an arts educator. He resides in Ottawa, Canada, with his wife and six children, using the national capital region and his performance studio, THE ORIGIN ARTS & COMMUNITY CENTRE, as his launch pad to teach, mentor and advocate for the arts.
HANA SHAFI
Hana Shafi is a writer and artist who illustrates under the name Frizz Kid. Both her visual art and writing frequently explore themes such as feminism, body politics, racism, and pop culture. A graduate of Ryerson University’s Journalism Program, she has published articles in publications such as The Walrus, Hazlitt, This Magazine, Torontoist, Huffington Post, and has been featured on Buzzfeed India, Buzzfeed Canada, CBC, Flare Magazine, New York Times, and Shameless.
Known on Instagram for her weekly affirmation series, she is also the recipient of the Women Who Inspire Award, from the Canadian Council for Muslim Women.Her first book, It Begins With The Body was recently selected by CBC books as one of the best poetry books of 2018. Her second book, Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty is forthcoming with Bookhug Press on September 22nd.