Kwantlen Polytechnic University Podcasts

In Vancouver to perform at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam and Mashed Poetics during the Verses Festival of Words, our guest, Kecia Cook shares some poems with us..By Vancouver Poetry House

2019 Verses Festival Artistic Director, Johnny MacRae joins us to talk about the festival and share some poems.By Vancouver Poetry House

Former Vancouver Story Slam Champion, and Battle Rapper, Emily Kelsall joins us to share some work and talk about funny stuff.By Vancouver Poetry House

One of the world famous, Tiny Tricycle Poets, Angelica Poversky joins to talk about travel and McDonalds Restaurants that look like Mosques.By Vancouver Poetry House

Bill Arnott joins Lucia Misch and RC Weslowski to talk about Vikings and touring as a poet/musician.By Vancouver Poetry House

Our guest this afternoon was Angela Caravan.By Vancouver Poetry House

Our final week of highlighting the Growing Room Festival features a visit from Onjana Yawnghe as they chat with Kevin Spenst and our new co host, Beni Xiao.By Vancouver Poetry House

Indigenous Brilliance reading series co creator, Jonina Lynn Kirton along with Zofia Musiej joins us to talk about the Growing Room Festival and how the power of poetry helps heal past traumas.By Vancouver Poetry House

Two poets performing/reading at the Growing Room Festival, Cicely Blain and Chantal Gibson join Kevin Spenst and RC Weslowski to talk about poetry, race, and pushing the boundaries of poetry.By Vancouver Poetry House

2018 Vancouver Poetry Slam Team Member, Rabbit Richards visits with Kevin Spenst and RC Weslowski to share some poems and promote the Growing Room Festival.By Vancouver Poetry House

Acclaimed poet and professor, Larissa Lai joins Kevin and RC ahead of their reading at UBC.By Vancouver Poetry House

RC opens up the CD Tickle Trunk and talks to Vancouver Poetry Slam IWPS representative, Jenifer Williams.By Vancouver Poetry House

Benjamin Hertwig joins Kevin Spenst and RC Weslowski to read poems details his experience as a veteran in Afghanistan and the impact that experience has had on him.By Vancouver Poetry House

Our guest today is Laura Farina.By Vancouver Poetry House

This week, David Ly joins us in studio to read some poems and talk about his new book, Stubble Burn.By Vancouver Poetry House

Bonnie Nish and Jude Neale join RC Weslowski and Kevin Spenst to talk about the collaboration that created the new book Cantata in Two Voices on Ekstasis Editions.By Vancouver Poetry House

Poet Aja Moore joins Lucia Misch and RC Weslowski to share some poems and discuss coping with existing in a capitalist society.By Vancouver Poetry House

RC and Lucia share some work from the CD Tickle Trunk including Al Mader's holiday classic "Let's not bother with Christmas this year."By Vancouver Poetry House

Elee Kraljii Gardiner joins RC Weslowski to read from her new book Trauma Head and to promote the book launch at Massy Books.By Vancouver Poetry House

Rhea Tregebov joins Lucia Misch and RC Weslowski to share some new poems.By Vancouver Poetry House

Acclaimed poet and songwriter, Rodney DeCroo joins Pam Bentley and RC Weslowski to talk about the Al Purdy 100th birthday tribute night and to share some of Purdy's poems. This was also the last show for Pam Bentley as co host.By Vancouver Poetry House

Lucia Misch and RC Weslowski share some prerecorded poems from around the world including Halifax with former Poet Laureate of that city, El Jones.By Vancouver Poetry House

Local multi media artist/poet, Siling Zhang joins RC Weslowski and Lucia Misch to share some of their poems and talk about absurdist ways of living in the world.By Vancouver Poetry House

Pam and RC dig into their bag of spooky poems and pull out some cool stuff by Johnny Cash, Ronnie Dean Harris and others.By Vancouver Poetry House

Award winning poet Shazia Hafiz Ramji joins co-hosts RC Weslowski and Kevin Spenst to read from her new book Port of Being (Invisible Publishing 2018), and talk about addiction, writing trauma at a slant, the influence of Vito Acconci's Following Piece on the book, and interviewing writers writing through an intersectional lens.…

Kim Trainor joins Pamela Bantley and RC Weslowski to talk about Kim's new book, Ledi from Bookhug publishing.By Vancouver Poetry House

Poet Jennifer Zilm joins co-hosts Kevin Spenst and Pamela Bentley to read from her new book The Missing Field (Guernica Editions 2018), and talk about favourite words, poetic structures, tattoos, etymology, ephemera, texting, feelings in poems, and the meaning of "missing field."By Vancouver Poetry House

Shaun Robinson, poet and one of the founders of Rahila's Ghost Press joins Wax Poetic co-host Kevin Spenst to chat and read from his chapbook, Manmade Clouds (Frog Hollow Press, 2017). They discuss MFA programs, writing process, and the inspiration and influence of Patricia Lockwood's poetry, Fred Herzog's photography, city walks, riddles, and Rich…

One of our terrific co-hosts, Kevin Spenst is also our guest today as Kevin reads from their new book Upend.By Vancouver Poetry House

Performance Poet, Rob Gee, was in town performing at the Vancouver Fringe Festival and joined us to talk about his show, Forget Me Not.By Vancouver Poetry House

Charlie Petch was in town to promote their Vancouver Fringe Festival Show, Mel Malarkey Gets the Bums Rush.By Vancouver Poetry House

Acclaimed writer, Michael Turner joins us to talk about his new book 9x11 and his book launch on September 11th.By Vancouver Poetry House

Isabella Wang joins us to share some poems and talks about life.By Vancouver Poetry House

Vancouver based poet, Cynthia Sharp joins us to read from her new book Rainforest in Russet ahead of her book launch.By Vancouver Poetry House

Chelene Knight joins co-hosts Kevin Spenst and Pamela Bentley to read poems from her books Dear Current Occupant and Braided Skin, as well as discussing memoir in poetry and prose. Originally recorded June 4, 2018. Aired August 1, 2018.By Vancouver Poetry House

Ian Ferrier, in town from Montreal, takes listeners and host Pamela Bentley away from the summer heat wave with some passionate winter poems from his book, Bear Dreams, as well as reading his new children's book, A Child Sees Winter Coming and a Bear Dreams, illustrated by Cameron Murray.By Vancouver Poetry House

Mohammad Kebbewar joins Pamela Bentley and RC Weslowski to read from his new chapbook, The Soap of Aleppo on Jackpine Press and to talk about life in Aleppo, Syria.By Vancouver Poetry House

Spoken Word Poet, Bassam joins RC to read from Bassam's 2 chapbooks and to talk about eating disorders, mental health and why they moved to Vancouver.By Vancouver Poetry House

Tanya Evanson joins RC Weslowski to talk about the Zenship, Bothism and being a mentor and featured artist at the WORD CAMP Program.By Vancouver Poetry House

Kimberly joins RC in studio to talk about and read from her new book called Love and Errors.By Vancouver Poetry House

Jami Macarty joins Kevin and Pam for a chat about...POETRYBy Vancouver Poetry House

Kevin Spenst and Pamela Bentley host Jacqueline Turner as she prepares for a reading in Vancouver.By Vancouver Poetry House

Vancouver Poetry Slam Grand Slam Champion, Lindi Nolte is our guest today and she sits down and chats with Kevin and RC about all sorts of things..By Vancouver Poetry House

Vancouver/Port Moody, Poet, Rob Taylor joins us to talk about some of his current poetry activities. The discussion includes clinical depression, fatherhood, hair cuts and staying at the Al Purdy A Frame.By Vancouver Poetry House

Legendary poet, songwriter, busker and Outsider Artist, Al Mader aka The Minimalist Jug Band, joins Pam and RC in studio.By Vancouver Poetry House

Andrew Warner is one wheel of the Tiny Tricycle Poets and he joins us to talk about his growth as a poet and about writing high as Vanilla Thunder.By Vancouver Poetry House

Pam and RC open up the CD Tickle Trunk to play some fresh audio from Brandon Wint, Moe Clark, and Alessandra Naccarato plus some older material by Gruff the Poet, Sonya Littlejohn, and Tony Brown with Duende.By Vancouver Poetry House

Wanda Kehewin joins Pam and RC to talk about her upcoming book as well as surviving generational trauma.By Vancouver Poetry House

Janet joins RC to talk about her residency at the Joy Kogawa House and the resurgence of Indigenous Writing in Canada.By Vancouver Poetry House

Prior to the Al Purdy A Frame Fundraiser, Danny Peart joins us to talk about Al Purdy and to read some work from both of them.By Vancouver Poetry House