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By RC Weslowski, Kevin Spenst, and Pam Bentley. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio streamed directly from their servers.

Your weekly appointment with the muse.Listen to interviews and readings with Canada's top spoken word, slam, and literary poets. Canadian poetry, its best.

126 episodes available. A new episode about every 7 days averaging 31 mins duration .

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Meharoona Ghani31:17

29d ago31:17

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Meharoona Ghani joins Kevin Spenst and Pam Bentley to talk about her poems in the collection, The Muslimah Who Fell To Earth, as well as the Art of Listening, TedxEast Van, and more.

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Jaye Simpson33:52

1M ago33:52

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Jaye Simpson joins us to share some poems and talk about using poetry to address intergenerational trauma and the power of language and words.

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Kevin Gilday31:21

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Kevin Gilday was in town for the Vancouver Fringe Festival and joined us to share some poems and promote his Fringe show "Gigantic Lying Mouth".

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Blair Trewartha31:22

2M ago31:22

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Visiting from London, Ontario, our guest is Blair Trewartha promoting his book, Easy Fix from Palimpsest Press, and talking about history, the 1911 Timmins fire, and other sources for his poetry, as well as his writing and publishing process.

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Johnny D Trinh31:12

2M ago31:12

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Johnny Trinh joins us to share his poetry, and talks about family, and the legacy of racism and Asian erasure in Canada, as well as plays and playwriting.

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Larry Nicholson30:31

2M ago30:31

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Larry Nicholson (Cree) joins RC and Pam to share his poetry and chat about songs, writing and process, Spirit of the Children Society canoe trips, culture, healing, creativity, dreams, being men, and much more. Check out the "audience" participation piece near the end!

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Julia Pileggi29:55

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2017 Vancouver Poetry Slam team member Julia Pileggi joins RC and Pam to read from and talk about her new chapbook, Yours Is This; her website with Sasha Singer-Wilson, www.thesefiveminutes.com; first time touring; writing about family and in Italian; and the Carnival of Words fundraiser.

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CD Tickle Trunk July 26 201731:31

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We move back to our Columbia Street location and we thought it would be fun to highlight some East Van poets: Al Mader, Lucia Misch with Chelsea Johnson, Hilary Peach, Zaccheus Jackson Nyce, and Tanya Evanson.

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Tickle Trunk July 19 2017 with Kevin, RC, & Pam32:08

3M ago32:08

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All three co-hosts, Kevin Spenst, RC Weslowski, and Pam Bentley, get together for the first time for a Tickle Trunk show with poems Kevin has chosen by Elena Johnson, Catherine Owen, Rob Taylor, Raoul Fernandes, Jonina Kirton; and one by Tony Brown + one by Don McIver chosen by RC, and one by Robert Mirabal chosen by Pam.…

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Christopher Levenson30:07

4M ago30:07

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Christopher Levenson joins Pam and Kevin to read from and talk about his latest book "A Tattered Coat Upon a Stick."

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Gilles Cyrenne30:20

4M ago30:20

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Thursday's Writing Collective Poet, Gilles Cyrenne, is our guest, talking about his brand new chapbook, Emerge, and farm life growing up in Saskatchewan.

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Justin Bige30:43

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Our guest today is Tawahum Northern Star Justin Bige, Dene and Cree, activist, poet, Kwantlen student, winner of the Vancouver Story Slam's Bursary, Stand with Kwantlen organizer, with hosts Pam and RC.

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Kagan Goh1:02:00

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Poet Kagan Goh joins, RC to talk about Kagan's new multi media show "Surviving Samsara."

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RC's CD Tickle Trunk28:50

4M ago28:50

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RC opens up the CD Spoken Word Vault and plays some tracks from Charlie Petch aka Mel Malarkey as well as song poems by Sheri-D Wilson and Soul Coughing.

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Heidi Greco30:24

5M ago30:24

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Heidi Greco joins RC to chat about Heidi's new book Flightpaths: The Lost Journals of Amelia Earhart (Caitlin Press). Was Amelia a spy? Why did the plane crash? So many questions and so many poems.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Jude Neale28:35

5M ago28:35

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Jude Neale joins RC to talk about Jude's new book, Splendid in Its Silence, and doing a book launch in London, England, and her CD with musician Thomas Beckman, Places Beyond. As well, Jude sings a little opera.

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Griffin Tedeschini30:18

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Griffin Tedeschini, poet and spoken word artist, is today's guest with Kevin and Pam as hosts. They talk about many things including sex and love poetry, snorkeling in Hawaii, kayaking in Belcarra, School of Thought, love languages, childhood, etc.

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Geoffrey Nilson30:02

5M ago30:02

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Kevin and Pam take the reins and chat with Geoffrey Nilson about many things poetic including poems from his chapbook We Have to Watch.

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Erin Dingle31:15

6M ago31:15

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Canadian Individual Poetry Slam three-time finalist, Erin Dingle, joins us to share poems about the periodic table, nerdiness, baths, mindfulness, changing lightbulbs,and women in CIPS, following the Verses Festival of Words 2017.

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Rabbit Richards29:39

6M ago29:39

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On tour in BC, Rabbit Richards drops by in between stints performing at Hullabaloo and the Verses Festival of Words.

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Kaie Kellough30:34

6M ago30:34

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Visiting from Montreal, Kaie Kellough drops by to chat with RC about sound poetry, race, and growing up in Calgary.

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Shazia Hafiz Ramji30:07

6M ago30:07

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Kevin and Pam chat with Shazia Hafiz Ramji about poems and subjects from her book Prosopopoeia that later won the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry.

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2017 Verses Festival Preview28:17

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Pam picks a bunch of audio tracks to preview some of the artists performing at the 2017 Verses Festival of Words: Sheri-D Wilson, Mighty Mike McGee, Saul Williams, Khari Wendell McClelland, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha.

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Matt Miller, AKA Lip Balm29:26

7M ago29:26

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Matt Miller aka Lip Balm joins R.C. and Pam in studio to talk poetry, stand up comedy, and moving from Toronto to live in Vancouver.

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Poems from the CD Tickle Trunk32:36

8M ago32:36

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RC and Pam open up the archives to play some little known poetry from around the world.

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Susan Steudel reads from her 2012 book, New Theatre30:18

8M ago30:18

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Vancouver court stenographer and poet, Susan Steudel visits with Kevin and Pam.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Kara Lee MacDonald reads from her new book, Eating Matters30:40

8M ago30:40

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Kara discusses eating disorders and writing community in Prince George with Kevin and Pam.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Chelene Knight reads from her upcoming book Dear Occupant30:26

8M ago30:26

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Today Chelene Knight joins us to talk about their new work in progress and the Growing Room Festival.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Molly Billows31:05

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Poet, educator, multi media artist, Molly Billows drops by to share some poems and talk about working with Indigenous youth.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Jillian Christmas32:39

8M ago32:39

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The always glorious, Jillian Christmas stops by to read some poems and talk about traveling to the Yukon for Black History Month.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Adele Barclay reads from her new book, If I Were In A Cage I'd Reach Out For You30:52

9M ago30:52

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Adele Barclay reads from her book If I Were In A Cage I'd Reach Out For You. PHD's, Mashed Poetics, and traveling across Canada are just some of the things discussed with our guest.

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Christine Lowther31:11

9M ago31:11

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Award winning poet, Christine Lowther, reads some poems and talks about their residency at the Joy Kogawa House.

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James Felton from Poetry New Westminster and Richard Therrien reads from Sleeping In Tall Grass30:14

9M ago30:14

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James Felton talks about what's happening poetically in New Westminster and Richard Therrien shares some poems from his new book Sleeping In Tall Grass .

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Sean Cranbury Of Real Writers Vancouver30:51

9M ago30:51

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Sean Cranbury talks with Pam and RC about past and future years of Real Writers Vancouver, and shares some of his favourite poems.

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East Vancouver Poetry Salon 2016 Poetry Top 10 List28:26

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East Van Poetry Salon raconteurs, Chris Gilpin and Julie Peters announce their 10 Best Poems of 2016.

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Spoken Word Poet Ronnie Dean Harris33:01

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Indigenous poet, actor, artist, alchemist, rapper, Ronnie Dean Harris joins us on the phone from Langley in the midst of a snow storm.

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Dave Eso discusses, "Where the Nights are Twice as Long", the new anthology of Canadian Poets Love Correspondence and Poems. Co-Edited by Janet Lines.30:47

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Poet and editor, Dave Eso stops by to talk about the anthology "Where the Nights are Twice as Long." The new anthology of letters and poems from Canada's pantheon of poets, from 1883 to present.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Betsy Warland with her new book, Oscar of Between: A Memoir of Identity and Ideas31:06

10M ago31:06

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Betsy Warland is our guest and discusses their new book, Oscar of Between: A Memoir of Identity and Ideas, with discussion of Virginia Woolf's Orlando.

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Featuring Fauzia Rafique with her new book The Adventure of SahebaN: Biography of a Relentless Warrior1:01:58

11M ago1:01:58

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Fauzia Rafique reads from her new book and shares a couple poems from it as well..

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Aidan Chafe with his new chapbook, Sharpest Tooth30:31

11M ago30:31

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Kevin and Pam host poet, teacher and event organizer, Aidan Chafe as he reads from his new chapbook.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Miranda Pearson with her new book Fire Extinguisher31:16

11M ago31:16

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Miranda Pearson has a new book and joins Pam Bentley and RC Weslowski to read from it.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Karenza T. Wall31:16

12M ago31:16

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Karenza joins Pam Bentley and RC Weslowski to share some poems and an old story from her past.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Rob Taylor with his new book The News30:47

12M ago30:47

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Rob Taylor joins Pamela Bentley and Kevin Spenst to discuss his new book.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Candie Tanaka31:31

1y ago31:31

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Candie Tanaka joins us to talk about Mashed Poetics and the Dominion Reading Series and share some poems.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Baba Brinkman29:37

1y ago29:37

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Baba Brinkman joins us to talk about his new Rap Guide show about Climate Change.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Kay Kassier30:59

1y ago30:59

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Kay joins us just before their trip to Flagstaff, Arizona, for the Individual World Poetry Slam.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Mohamad Kebbewar30:19

1y ago30:19

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Poetry in the Park Poet, Mohamad Kebbewar talks about his home town in Syria, Aleppo.

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Henry Beissel30:59

1y ago30:59

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Out West promoting his new book, our guest today Henry Beissel.

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Leslie Stark29:10

1y ago29:10

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More Vancouver Fringe Fun with our guest Leslie Stark.

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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

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Steve Larkin,United Kingdom playwright of Fat Sex30:33

1y ago30:33

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Steve Larkin in from the U.K. joins us to talk about his Vancouver Fringe Festival Show "Fat Sex" and perform some poems from the show.

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