Posted On: November 2nd 2026, 04:53 pm
WORDS ON THE MAP Tuesday November 3rd 7-9:30pm
The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op Narrative Program is excited to launch our seasonal showcase, Words on the Map. Featuring up and coming and emerging writers who have taken part in our programming. Featured artists are Asiah Sparks, Kizzy Browne, Folly, Robin Cunningham, Drue Robyn, Sunil Sarwal, and Andre Fenton.
Come celebrate a night of performance, writing and community. Entry is pay what you can.
Asiah Sparks is an African Nova Scotian creative, storyteller, spoken word artist, and community advocate from Dartmouth, with roots in the historic Black community of Lake Loon. Their work explores themes of love, identity, healing, and truth, centering joy, vulnerability, and the richness of Black experiences. Through storytelling and community engagement, Asiah creates spaces for reflection, dialogue, and creative expression. A former Youth Poet Laureate of Halifax and recipient of both the Provincial and HRM Volunteer of the Year Awards, Asiah currently serves as a Community Educator with the Youth Project, supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ youth across Nova Scotia.
Kizzy Browne is a spoken word artist and disability support and mental health specialist based in Kjipuktuk with over ten years of experience. Kizzy is passionate about writing, empowering others, promoting mental wellness, and helping people recognize their strengths and potential. Through their writing, they use their experiences and lessons learned to motivate, inspire, and encourage others to embrace authenticity, self-discovery, and personal growth.
Folly is a multidisciplinary artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, whose practice spans painting, creative writing, music, and modelling. Originally from Moncton, New Brunswick, she moved to Halifax in 2015 for university and felt wonderfully welcomed by the city. Over the past decade, she has built an extensive anthology of creative work, was featured in galleries and participated in numerous collaborative photoshoots. Deeply informed by her degree in psychology and her personal lived experience with CPTSD, Folly’s work examines the raw human experience, evolving from individual introspection into a broader expl