Dear unfinished projects, We're coming for you.

Shut Up & Write! Addis Episode 3 is here because staring at a blank page at home somehow feels productive until three hours disappear.

📅 June 13, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Addis House of Culture
🎟 Museum entrance fee: 300 ETB

Bring your laptop, notebook, charger, and that one project you've been "starting tomorrow" for the last month.

No pressure. No workshops. No networking marathons.
Just writing.

🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/qhxZ1wHV9a93LRmU9

See you there. ✍️

@LinkUpaddis

We’re back at the National Palace Museum Compound for another unforgettable edition of our monthly book reading and signing.

This time, we welcome the remarkable poet Muhammed Edris Kassa as he presents his debut poetry collection, Amin Amineye. Join us for an afternoon surrounded by poets, readers, and poetry lovers as we explore the book together and share selected readings from its pages.

Addis House of Culture, National Palace Museum Compound
📅 Saturday, June 20
🕞 3:30 PM

🎟 Entrance to the museum compound is 300 ETB

Register here: https://forms.gle/derhSdqRRPG4CxkUA

#poetry #BookReading #gitemsitem #MuhammedEdrisKassa #aminamineye

📢 የሰላም ድምፆች | Voices for Peace
የግጥም ስብስብ (Anthology) — የሕትመት ጥሪ


ዓለም አቀፉ የፀሐፊያን ማኅበር PEN International አባል የሆነው PEN Eritrea፣ ‘የሰላም ድምፆች’ በሚል ርዕስ ለኢትዮጵያውያን እና ኤርትራውያን ገጣሚያን የሚሆን ድንቅ የጋራ መድብል የሕትመት ዕድል አዘጋጅቷል።

📌 መሥፈርቶች

✍️ ከዚህ ቀደም ያልታተሙ እስከ 3 ግጥሞች (በአጠቃላይ ከ5 ገጽ ያልበለጠ)
🕊 ጭብጥ፦ ሰላም፣ ግጭት፣ ተስፋ፣ ስደት፣ መትረፍ (Survival) ወይም ተያያዥ ማኅበራዊ ጉዳዮች
🌍 በየትኛውም ቋንቋ የተጻፉ ግጥሞችን ማቅረብ ይቻላል

🎁 የተመረጡ ግጥሞች፦

📖 በጋራ መድበል ተሰብስበው ይታተማሉ
✍️ ከገጣሚያኑ ጋር በመመካከርና ባለቤትነታቸው ተጠብቆ ወደ እንግሊዘኛ ቋንቋ ይተረጎማሉ
👉🏾 የተመረጡ ገጣሚያን የ $200 ዶላር (ሁለት መቶ ዶላር) ክፍያ ያገኛሉ።

📅 ማብቂያ ቀን፦ ሰኔ 22 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም. (June 29, 2026)

🔗 ዝርዝር መረጃና ማመልከቻ ሊንክ፦
https://peneritrea.com/blog/%E1%8B%A8%E1%88%B0%E1%88%8B%E1%88%9D-%E1%8B%B5%E1%88%9D%E1%8D%86%E1%89%BD-voices-for-peace-%E1%8B%A8%E1%8C%8D%E1%8C%A5%E1%88%9D-%E1%88%B5%E1%89%A5%E1%88%B5%E1%89%A5

This is an open invitation to all creatives and aspiring artists! Come to our workshop: "The Art of Seeing" 👀 Mindful Practices for Creatives!

📆 Sunday July 12th~ 9am-4pm
📌 Entoto Mountain Kuriftu Park

Find new angles, explore questions and discover new sensations, while immersed in nature 🍀🏞️🌳on the highlands of Entotto & getting served by Kuriftu 🧘🏾‍♀️🤩 💆🏾‍♀️

Facilitated by Heran and Zochi, they offer a whole toolbox of practices to calm down the nervous system, ground & free your body, while creating space, so inspiration may flow again...

DM +25192112170

#heransyoga #herurising #herantadesse #heransstory #artofseeing #gitemsitem #kuriftuevents #artinethiopia #mindfulness #fearlesstaiji #kurifturesorts

🌿 MEET & MINGLE 🤝
One minute. Many connections.

Are you an artist, creative, cultural practitioner, organisation, or donor looking to connect, discover new opportunities, and explore potential collaborations?

Join us for an evening of quick introductions, meaningful conversations, and new connections with fellow members of the creative ecosystem.

⏱️ 1 minute to introduce your work
(For those interested)
🤝 Connect with new people
🔎 Discover new ideas and opportunities
🥂 Have fun and mingle

📅 29 July 2026
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Creative Hub Ethiopia,
Old Post office, Piassa, Addis Ababa

🎟️ Registration: https://scan.page/5lJGCr

Come ready to share what you're working on, what you're looking for, and what you can bring to the table.
One minute. Many connections.

See you there!

#MeetAndMingle #CreativeEthiopia #Networking #CreativeCommunity #Collaboration #EUNIC #AddisAbaba

Gorebete event will take place on Thursday, 6 August 2026, at Creative Hub.

​The evening will feature music and entertainment.

The entry fee is 950 ETB, which includes complimentary unlimited drinks.

@linkupaddis

እንኳን አቃረባችሁ!

አዲስ ወቅት ለመቀበል የምናደርገውን ሽር ጉድ የሚያደምቅ እስካሁን ከሠራናቸው ሁሉ ለየት ያለ መድረክ ይዘን መጣን! ጉዱን ለማየት እሁድ 11 ሰዓት ሜክሲኮ ቡናናሻይ የሚገኘው ፊሊ ኮፊ መከሰት! ከታች ባለው ሊንክ
ቀድማችሁ ተመዝገቡ!

A new season. A familiar gathering.
Gorebete returns with poetry, music, coffee, culture & community. We are curating a unique poetry reading and performance experience, come be part of the Ethiopian New Year vibe and the social experiment ….

Register here https://gorebete.wassystem.com/customer/event/12

#poetry #poetrycommunity #gorebete #gitemsitem #artinaddis

Gorebete is hosting a cultural gathering in celebration of the Ethiopian New Year, featuring a curated poetry reading by "Gitem Sitem" alongside live ambient music, coffee, and community-focused activities. The event is designed to offer performance art and cultural engagement within a shared community setting.

​The event will take place on 6 September (Pagume 1) at 5:00 PM (11:00 Local Time) at Fili Coffee's Mexico Branch. Interested participants can register online at https://gorebete.wassystem.com/customer/event/12.

@linkupaddis

🎤 Gitem Sitem Presents: Performance Poetry Masterclass A dedicated space of learning, creativity, and artistic exchange designed for practicing and aspiring performance poets alike.
Join spoken word poet, writer/author, and expressive arts therapist Ade Tha Truth for an immersive, hands-on workshop.

Date: Friday, October 16
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Jazz Coffee, Mekanissa

🎟 Entry: Free (RSVP is required)
⚠️ Spots are limited to keep the session hands-on and interactive.
👉Registration form

Once registered, keep an eye on your Telegram/phone for updates from the organizing team!
#GitemSitem #PerformancePoetry #SpokenWord #AddisAbaba #PoetryWorkshop

እናዳምጥ። እንደመጥ።
ኑ እንመሰጥ!

ግጥም ሲጥም መከኒሳ በሚገኘው ጃዝ ኮፊ
ምስጠት - The Listening Room ከተሰኘ አዲስ መድረክ ጋር ልታስተዋውቃችሁ ተዘጋጅታለች!

መከወን ለሚሹ ግጥሞች፣ ጆሮ ለሚያሻቸው ድምጾች እንዲሁም ሰው ፊት ሲባሉ ለሚጎሉ ቃላት፣ ታሪኮች፣ ጨዋታዎች እና ሙዚቃዎች የተዘጋጀ ልዩ ጊዜ!

መከኒሳ ሲዶ ህንጻ ፊት ለፊት በሚገኘው ጃዝ ኮፊ!
መግቢያ 400 ብር ብቻ

Come. Listen. Get heard!
Some rooms are made for talking.
Others are made for listening.

Introducing Mistet - The Listening Room, a new open mic series by Gitem Sitem, finding its home at Jazz Coffee.

A room for poetry that refuses to stay on the page. For voices that deserve to be heard. For stories, rhythms, confessions, and words that hit differently when they're spoken out loud.

At Jazz Coffee, Mekanissa in front of Sido Building
Entrance: 400

#Mistet #OpenMic #Poetry #GitemSitem #JazzCoffee

Gitem Sitem is introducing an open mic series titled "Mistet - The Listening Room," hosted at Jazz Coffee in Mekanissa on 21 October, located in front of the Sido Building. The event provides a dedicated venue for spoken word, performance poetry, stories, rhythms, and personal confessions.

The program features an open room, a featured poet performance, a live experiment, and an afterword session. The entry fee for attendees is 400 ETB.

Read the latest edition of LinkUp Addis Magazine: https://bit.ly/4B2k8Hr

@linkupaddis

Africology presents "Soul Seek," a hip-hop documentary screening and panel discussion taking place on Thursday, October 29, starting at 4:00 PM at Atmo from Sphere.

The event features a community of creatives participating in a panel discussion, followed by performances later in the night. The panel and performance lineup includes Dr. Mike, DJ Sirak, Babkim, Mallo, and Yasmina.

@linkupaddis

እናዳምጥ። እንደመጥ።
ኑ እንመሰጥ!

አንዳንድ ቃላት ወረቀት ብቻ አይበቃቸውም። ድምፅ ይፈልጋሉ። ጆሮ ይፈልጋሉ። አድማጭ ይፈልጋሉ።

ምስጠት - The Listening Room ለሁለተኛ ጊዜ በጃዝ ኮፊ!

የየራሳችንን ግጥሞች፣ ታሪኮችና ተሰጥዖዎች ወደ መድረኩ እናመጣለን።

ለሁሉም ክፍት በሆነ መድረክ የምንጀምር ሲሆን ተጋባዥ አጣሚያችን ደሞ በዕለታዊ ሕይወት፣ በሚያየውና በሚያስተውለው ዓለም ውስጥ ቃላትን አገናኝቶ ትርጉም የሚፈጥረው ‘The Observer’ ነው።

ለመናገር፣ ለመስማት፣ ለመሞከርና ለመመሰጥ ኑ!
ቀድማችሁ ከተመዘገባችሁ ቅድሚያ ታገኛላችሁ 👉🏾 https://forms.gle/9qYoZYwAzfHVuevb6

📍 Jazz Coffee, Mekanissa (ከሲዶ ህንጻ ፊት ለፊት)
🎟️ መግቢያ፡ 400 ብር

Come. Listen. Get heard!

Mistet - The Listening Room returns for its second edition at Jazz Coffee!

The open mic remains at the heart of the room. Signup and bring your poems, stories, experiments, unfinished thoughts or simply your voice.

This edition welcomes ‘The Observer’ as our featured poet, a Performance Poet and Writer who finds his material in everyday experiences, the things he observes, and the words he feels compelled to bring together.

Whether you’re stepping up to the mic or settling in to listen, there’s a place for you here.

RSVP: https://forms.gle/9qYoZYwAzfHVuevb6

📍 Jazz Coffee, Mekanissa (in front of Sido Building)
🎟️ Entrance: 400 ETB

#Mistet #TheListeningRoom #GitemSitem #OpenMic #TheAfterWord #JazzCoffee

It's been a minute since I post here... but getting a nod in Selamta magazine will definitely bring me out of hibernation.
Honored and grateful! I owe it to Addis Literature Festival 2026 and Gitem Sitem - ግጥም ሲጥም

Stay tuned for all the best that's yet to come!

#poetry #poetryslam #performancepoetry #spokenword #seifetemam

https://view.publitas.com/gpf/selamta-nov-dec-2026/page/78-79