

Sat, May 09
|Barrett Centre For Technology Innovation
Living without fear - Literature as an act of freedom
A conversation with Rita Petra, Poet Laureate, hosted by Flurans Ilia
Time & Location
May 09, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Barrett Centre For Technology Innovation, Silver Bell Ln, Etobicoke, ON M9W 5L7, Canada
About the event
An evening where the word is not merely literature, but breath itself. Poet laureate Rita Petro, a bold voice who for two decades has challenged silence and broken the boundaries of the unspoken — not only in literature — comes for an open meeting with her compatriots in Toronto. Through verses and confessions, she brings truths that provoke, but also liberate, turning literature into a space of freedom where every soul can recognize itself. A gathering to listen, to converse freely, to be inspired and find courage — perhaps even to disagree — but never to remain indifferent to the themes of emancipation as a society.