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Have a story or anecdote on the theme of food, family and community? Pull up a chair, get ready to share and be nourished in return.

Diaspora Dialogues for Sing For Your Supper: A Feast of Stories and Community!

Step into a world where food and stories intertwine, a summer event set to enliven Toronto’s vibrant farmer’s markets. Trade your creative thoughts for a food voucher and a place at our table to mingle and experience the joy of community experience. 

Let’s create memories, one bite and one story at a time: 

• Verbally – get up and talk!
• In writing – pick up a pencil and fill out a cue card.
• Social media – @ddialogues
• Via this Google Form

A selection of submissions will be shared later in DD’s newsletter, website and over social.

Project artists include:

Davie Delisca | Writer, poet, actor and humorist. 

Born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida residing in Scarborough. David Delisca is a writer, poet, actor and humorist. A versatile artist, he uses stories about the immigrant and diasporic experience, as well as other various human realities, to bridge realms of communication. His works and performances have been featured in Toronto Star, CBC, Netflix.

Charlie Petch | Poet, playwright, librettist and musician.

Charlie Petch (they/them, he/him) is a disabled/queer/transmasculine multidisciplinary artist who resides in Tkaronto/Toronto. A poet, playwright, librettist, musician, lighting designer, and host, Petch was the 2017 Poet of Honour for the speakNORTH national festival, winner of the Golden Beret lifetime achievement in spoken word with The League of Canadian Poets (2020), and founder of Hot Damn it’s a Queer Slam. Petch is a touring performer, as well as a mentor and workshop facilitator. Their debut poetry collection, Why I Was Late (Brick Books), won the 2022 ReLit Award, and was named “Best of 2021” by The Walrus. Their film with Opera QTO, Medusa’s Children, premièred 2022.  They have been featured on the CBC’s Q, were the Writer In Residence for Berton House (2023), were long-listed for the CBC Poetry Prize in 2021. Their solo show “No one’s special at the hot dog cart” debuted at Theatre Passe Muraille and is traveling to Peterborough’s Market Hall with Theatre Passe Muraille. 

Rasiqra Revulva | Writer, artist, hybrid/experimental editor.

Rasiqra Revulva is a disabled queer femme writer, multi-media artist, editor, musician, and performer; developer and co-editor of the Hybrid/Experimental Section at The Ex-Puritan Literary Magazine; and half of the experimental electronic duo The Databats (Slice Records). She has published three sold-out chapbooks of glitch-illustrated and/or augmented poetry: Cephalopography (words(on)pages, 2016), If You Forget the Whipped Cream, You’re No Good As A Woman (Gap Riot Press, 2018), and Sailor, C’est l’heure (The Blasted Tree, 2021). Cephalopography 2.0 (Wolsak & Wynn, 2020), is her award-nominated debut collection.

Martin Gomes | Afro/Latino musician & poet.

“Smooth (He/They/Martin) is an Afro/Latino musician & poet born & based in downtown Toronto. He currently works as a freelance artist with a myriad of different non-profit arts organizations as an artist facilitator giving youth a platform to speak for and express themselves through poetry, beatboxing, and storytelling. As a performer, he’s had the privilege of performing at TIFF, Scotiabank Arena, Wrigley Field, Nuit Blanche, and Dundas Square. His hope as an artist is to advocate for authenticity, empathy, and intention by example; to inspire people to be more intentional with themselves & the world around them.”

In these times of heightened isolation and disconnection, “Sing For Your Supper” aims to foster a sense of belonging and community. By sharing food and narratives, we can bridge gaps, build empathy, and rekindle the joy of communal experiences.

DD thanks Canada Council for their very generous support of Sing For Your Supper.