The 31st episode of our open mic circle of fun and poetry at the one and only Shifta

Do you enjoy creativity, self expression and sharing perspectives? Do you enjoy poetry when it's performed? Come through and share whatever you have in front of a very supportive audience.

31ኛው የግጥም ሲጥም የሽፍታው ክፍት መድረክ ቀኑ ደረሰ!

ፈጠራን፣ ጥበብን፣ ሐሳብንም ሆነ ስሜትን መግለጽን ለምታደንቁ ሁሉ ያላችሁን ማንኛውንም ነገር ማቅረብ የምትችሉበት፣ ከወሳኝ ሰዎች ጋር የምትተዋወቁበት፣ መድረክን የምትለማመዱበት እንዲሁም የዚህን ትውልድ የፈጠራ እና የጥበብ አቅም የምታዩበት ለሁላችሁም ክፍት የሆነ መሰናዶ ነውና ተከሰቱ!

#ግጥምሲጥም #gitemsitem #poetrylovers #ግጥምለምትወዱ #artinaddis #openmic #poetry #ግጥም

Gitem Sitem In collaboration with @krinfudevents presents

'The Open Mic'
This Wednesday at Dusk Addis
You can find the location on google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QDAMMUEPRHyfQ3pS9

Back and better than ever! After two months of rejuvenation, we are back with exciting news: a new venue, a new partner, and guess what? No entrance fee! We're thrilled to be back and can't wait to share this journey with you!

ግጥም ሲጥም ከቅርንፉድ ኢቨንትስ ጋር በመሆን

ክፍቱን መድረክ ይዘውላችሁ መጡ!
የፊታችን ረቡዕ ገርጂ በሚገኘው ደስክ አዲስ

ከሁለት ወራት ፋታ በኋላ ከመቼውም በላይ አምሮበት እና አድጎ የተመለሰው የግጥም ሲጥም ክፍት መድረክ አዲስ ቦታ ላይ፣ ከአዲስ አጋር ጋር @habeshabeeret በነጻ መግቢያ ተዘጋጅቶ ይጠብቃችኋል!

በአዲሱ ጉዞዋችን ላይ አብራችሁን ስለምትሆኑ ከወዲሁ ተመስገኑ!

#poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #artinaddis #poetryinaddis #openmic #the_open_mic #ethiopian_poetry #poetryinEthiopia #gitemsitem #gitem_sitem
#ግጥም #ግጥምሲጥም #ግጥም_ሲጥም #ክፍትመድረክ
#habeshabeer

35ተኛ ክፍት መድረካችን ላይ እንደወትሮው ሁሉ ግላዊ ዕይታ እና ግለሰባዊ መገለጥ ያንጸባርቃሉ!

ጊዜ ገንዘብ ነውና መግቢያው ሰዓት ነው!

ኑ እዛው ተመዝገቡና እዛው አቅርቡ የዘመናችሁን ጥዑም ግጥሞች፣ ቀልዶች፣ ሙዚቃዎች እና ጥበባትን ተጋበዙ!

#ወርቅ_ሲጥም

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QDAMMUEPRHyfQ3pS9

Join us for our 35th Open Mic episode, celebrating the power of self-expression and diverse perspectives, as always.

Step up, sign up on the spot, and showcase your talent live. Experience the poetry, comedy, music, and myriad performing arts from emerging artists.
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ዛሬ ልክ በ 12 ፡ 00 ሰዓት ቦሌ በሚገኘው አትሞስፌር ብንገናኝ ፤
የጥቁር ሕዝቦችን የመታሰብያ ዝግጅት በደመቀ መልኩ እናከብራለን ። እንዲሁም ተወዳጇን ጥቁር አሜሪካዊት ገጣሚ ማያ አንጄሎን እንዘክራለን።
ከመንበረማርያም ኃይሉ፣ ቴዎድሮስ ካሳ፣ ዲበኩሉ ጌታ፣ ደቢ አላምረው እና ሌሎችም ተወዳጅ ገጣሚዎች ጋር ጥሩ ምሽት ይኖረናል። አዳዲስ የግጥም መጽሐፍት ለሽያጭ ይቀርባሉ ከግጥም በተጨማሪም በማያ አንጀሎ ሥራዎች እና የሕይወት ታሪክ ዙሪያ የተሠራ ዘጋቢ ፊልም የሚታይ ይሆናል። ዛሬ ቦሌ ዓለም ሲኒማ ጀርባ በሚገኘው በአትሞስፌር እንድንገናኝ ይሁን!

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የሚያበቃበት ቀን:- ሚያዝያ 30 ምን ላይ? 👇🏾 በፌስቡክ፣ ኢንስታግራም እና ቲክቶክ ገጻችንን ታግ በማድረግ ለመወዳደር 👉🏾ከ21 ዓመት በላይ መሆን፣ የታደሰ ፓስፖርት እንዲሁም የመወዳደሪያው ግጥም ከተጻፈበት ቋንቋ ወደ አማርኛ፣ እንግሊዝኛ እና ፈረንሳይኛ ተተርጉሞ መቅረብ ይኖርበታል! በግጥማችሁ አብረን ታሪክ እንስራ! #Ethiopia_National_Slam_Championship #CASP #slampoetry #ethiopia #GitemSitem #poetry #poetrylovers #ግጥም #ግጥምለምትወዱ #ግጥም_ሲጥም #ግጥምሲጥም #poeticsaturdays @SeifeTemam

From lighting up Gitem Sitem’s open mics to aiming for the crown! Show your love and support for the one and only, The Observer, as he goes for the National Poetry Slam Champion title!

#TheObserver
#Ethiopia_National_Slam_Championship #CASP #slampoetry #ethiopia #GitemSitem #poetry #poetrylovers #ግጥም #ግጥምለምትወዱ #ግጥም_ሲጥም #ግጥምሲጥም #poeticsaturdays

Here comes a fresh fire slammer straight outta የአማርኛ መነባንብ! Show some love and respect to the one and only female contestant in the race for the Ethiopia National Poetry Slam Champion 2025! 👑

After a pause from the art scene, Sister Melkam Berhan is back bolder, braver, and ready to push her limits. This stage is her comeback story. Watch her rise. ✊🏾

#MelkamBerhan

#Ethiopia_National_Slam_Championship #CASP #slampoetry #ethiopia #GitemSitem #poetry #poetrylovers #ግጥም #ግጥምለምትወዱ #ግጥም_ሲጥም #ግጥምሲጥም #poeticsaturdays

Dawit Belayneh has been a steady voice in the poetry scene for some time. Our paths first crossed when he joined our book signing and reading event, where we celebrated his debut self-published book, Minabawi Hidet. Now, fueled by the fire of Ethiopia’s growing slam culture, Dawit is ready to give his poem wings and rise to claim the Ethiopia National Slam Champion title.

#DawitBelayneh

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Here is a poet from the land of poets ready to take on the mic, the moment, and the challenge of becoming the next Ethiopian National Poetry Slam Champion. With a recently released debut book and a promise to join Gitem Sitem’s book reading and signing event, this rising voice is one to watch.

#TadiwosAddisu

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A long time friend of both Poetic Saturdays and Gitem Sitem, I-Timothy has been a cornerstone of Ethiopia’s growing performance poetry scene.

From the early open mic sessions at Fendika to the vibrant nights at Shifta, from celebrating Lemn Sissay and Black History Month to helping bring Poetic Saturdays to Moseb Music Center, I-Timmy has consistently shown up, spoken out, and lifted us and others along the way.

A true advocate for open mics, spoken word, and slam poetry, his contributions have left an indelible mark on the culture we’re building.

We’re honored to have you as our guest performer in this year’s National Slam. Your presence is power, and your service will always be treasured.

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A multidisciplinary artist with a passion that runs deep, Haile has been delivering performances at events hosted by the Addis Ababa Culture, Arts and Tourism Bureau, and on the stages of cultural restaurants.

Now, he’s ready to bring the fire to the slam stage where words weigh heavy, and presence makes all the difference.

Watch out for Haile Amlak he’s not just performing, he’s proving.

#HaileAmlak

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It’s a full circle moment for Gitem Sitem.

Once inspired by the platform, the idea, and the founder himself, Mallo didn’t just attend he became part of the family. A resident poet, a team member, a relentless voice. He took what Gitem Sitem offered and ran with it.

Now, having released his debut spoken word album and earned recognition as a rising force in the scene, Mallo returns to the slam stage as our sacrificial poet, a performer who sets the tone with fire and heart. We are deeply honored to witness his journey.

#Mallo

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Seifu Worku has been a guiding voice and steady presence across almost all of our curated events. From crafting words to curating platforms, from editing anthologies to penning powerful lyrics, Seifu has poured heart and craft into Ethiopia’s poetry scene.

Now, he joins us as a coach for this year’s national slam bringing his wisdom, experience, and passion to guide the next wave of poetic fire.

Thank you, Seifu, for always being resourceful, unwavering, and endlessly devoted to the power of poetry.

#SeifuWorku

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From behind the scenes to center stage meet one of our own friend stepping into the spotlight.

A multitalented poet and visual artist, he’s the creative mind behind some of Gitem Sitem’s most beloved posters and visuals. He’s been part of nearly every curated event we’ve held, growing with us artistically, professionally, and personally.

Now, he’s giving it all to claim the Ethiopian National Slam Champion title.

#Don

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Abdulmenan responded to our call without knowing much about poetry slam nor about Gitem Sitem. Though we haven’t seen him take the mic yet, his presence in the workshop spoke volumes. With a commanding voice and a freestyle spirit simmering beneath the surface, there’s something intriguing even quietly provocative about his approach. He’s a fresh energy, still forming, but already one to keep an eye on.

#AbdulmenanMubarek

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We’ve had the pleasure of journeying with Lil Faith ever since his fiery debut at our Pan African poetry reading and open mic at Malika. A true friend of Gitem Sitem, he’s not just a fan, he’s family. Always repping the name, spreading the vibe, and hyping the movement wherever he goes.

Now, as he eyes the national slam title, get ready for a stage presence that hits different a powerful blend of energetic freestyles, conscious hiphop, and reggae flows laced with patois.

Watch out. Lil Faith is coming heavy.

#LilFaith

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