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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.

88 episodes available. A new episode about every 11 days averaging 31 mins duration .

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

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

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

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

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Aidan Chafe with his new chapbook, Sharpest Tooth30:31

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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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Miranda Pearson with her new book Fire Extinguisher31:16

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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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Karenza T. Wall31:16

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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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Rob Taylor with his new book The News30:47

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

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Candie Tanaka31:31

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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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Baba Brinkman29:37

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

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Kay Kassier30:59

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

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Mohamad Kebbewar30:19

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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

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

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Leslie Stark29:10

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More Vancouver Fringe Fun with our guest Leslie Stark.

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Steve Larkin,United Kingdom playwright of Fat Sex30:33

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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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Crystal Smith playwright of Saving Mother30:38

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Poet and Playwright Crystal Smith shares some poems and talked about her play, "Saving Mother,"part of the Van Fringe 2016: Generation HOT performance series created during a six-month mentorship program for youth/emerging artists 17-24 exploring necessary stories in this time of climate change.She draws connections between colonialism, violenc ...…

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Featuring our CD Tickle Trunk30:43

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Pam is back from her travels and we talk about poetry from the U.S. South as well as Gord Downie's work.

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Ashley Elizabeth Best31:15

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Wrapping up her Western Canadian tour with a couple shows in Vancouver and a guest spot on our program we welcome Ashley Elizabeth Best

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Emory Oakley30:11

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Emory Oakley is our guest today to talk about grief and much more

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Leah Horlick30:14

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Fresh from their travels to Orlando and Toronto and winning book awards everywhere our guest today is Leah Horlick

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Chelsea Comeau29:43

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Chelsea Comeau joins us to talk about poetry and taking poetry workshops with Patrick Lane.

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Coral More31:18

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2 time Vancouver Poetry Slam Team Member, 2015 Van Slam IWPS rep, Coral More is our guest today.

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Brynn Simmers30:41

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Kevin Spenst and Pam Bentley interview Brynn Simmers.

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Jami Macarty34:20

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Poet and poetry organizer, Jami Macarty talks about grief and incorporating it into her work.

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Julie Peters30:33

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Author, Business Owner, Yoga Instructor and Poet, Julie Peters is our guest today.

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Santiago Urena29:02

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Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Grand Slam Champion, Santiago Urena joins us to share poetry and talk about musical influences.

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CD Tickle Trunk30:23

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Pam is back from her trip to the UK so we highlight some poetry she heard on her travels.

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CD Tickle Trunk29:43

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No guest in studio this week as we highlight some spoken word tracks including Darek Dawda's "I Want" and something from Andrea Thompson as well as Gord Downie.

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Richard Kelly Kemick30:56

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Joining us for the first time to talk about their new book is our guest Richard Kelly Kemick.

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Kim Goldberg28:10

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Kevin Spenst joins Pam as our new co host and they interview Kim Goldberg.

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Erin Dingle slam poet from Calgary,Alberta30:01

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Still hanging around following the Verses Festival of Words our guest today is Erin Dingle from Calgary.

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Hanif Willis-Abdurraquib30:37

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In town for the Verses Festival of Words our guest is Hanif Willis-Abdurraquib.

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Raoul Fernandes with his new book, Transmitter and Reciever30:56

1y ago30:56

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We have 2016 BC Book Prize Winner, Raoul Fernandes as our guest.

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Alexandra Oliver with her new book, Let The Empire Down30:50

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Alexandra Oliver reads from her new book Let the Empire Down and talks with Pam and PC about parenting; defying empires of: ideas, geography and class; and the Domovoi, Russian house spirit.

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Tasha Receno Vancouver Slam Grand Champion, shares on her return from WOWPS, Women of the World Poetry Slam30:45

1y ago30:45

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Pam and RC interview Tasha Receno, the 2015 Vancouver Slam Grand Champion,2016 on her return for the Woman of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn, New York.

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Jeff Steudel with his new book, Foreign Park29:28

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Pam and RC interview new poet Jeff Steudel, 2016 BC Book Dorothy Livesay nominee and author of Foreign Park.

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Cecily Nicholson with her new book From The Poplars28:50

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Cecily Nicholson reads from, and talks about her award winning book, From the Poplars. The book details the long history of Poplar Island located in the middle of Fraser River near New Westminster, B.C. She was the winner of the 2015 BC Book, Dorothy Livesay Award for Poetry.

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Timothy Shay with his new book, Dirty Knees of Prayer30:29

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Timothy Shay reads from his new book, The Dirty Knees of Prayer, and talks with Pam and RC about myths; fairy tales; foundation stories; transit as metaphor; dark elegies; grief; random intercession and luck; and writing in the third person.

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Jennifer Zilm with her new book, Waiting Room32:25

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Jennifer Zilm reads form her new book, Waiting Room, and is interviewed by Pam and RC on the Darkness of Vancouver; bus routes (#7); dentists, footnotes; and Surrey Girl jokes.

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Elee Kraalji Gardner with her new book, Serpentine Loop30:33

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Elee Kraalji Gardner is interviewed by Pam and RC and reads from her new book Serpentine Loop, Published by Anvil Press. They discuss growing up in Boston; figure skating; falling through the ice; New Music; same gender skating pairs and the Ice Skaters of new York.

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Carolyn Smart with her new book Careen29:57

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Pam interviews Carolyn Smart, the 2016 Fred Cogswell Award 2nd place winner and Kingston Ontario poet. She reads from her new book of poetry Careen on the infamous Bonnie and Clyde

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Daniel Zomparelli Dina Del Bucchia about Rom Com their new book.30:11

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Interviews and readings with Daniel Zomparelli and Dina del Bucchia of Poetry is Dead Magazine, and Can't Lit Poscast, on Wax Poetic CFRO 100.5,

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Tickle Trunk New Years 2016 Miscellany30:49

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Wax Poetic New Years 2016 Tickle Trunk Miscellaneous, CFRO FM 100.5

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Daniel Mark Patterson31:51

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Wax Poetic Interview and Reading with Ottawa Poet and Playwright, Daniel Mark Patterson,Jan. 20 1016, Vancouver Co-op Radio, CFRO FM 100.5.

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Vancouver Poetry House East Van Poetry Salon's 10 Best Poems Of 201531:33

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East Van Poetry Salon organizers Julie Peters and Chris Gilpin join co-hosts RC Weslowski and Pamela Bentley to discuss their selection process and play some of their choices for the 10 Best Poems of 2015.

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Lilija Valis from Pandora's Collective29:51

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Lilija Valis, "poet of freedom, connections, and mystery," visits Wax Poetic as a representative of Pandora's Collective, a local Vancouver literary arts group. She speaks also with co-hosts RC Weslowski and Pamela Bentley about starting anew and leaving things behind, her own history, writing process, political dissent, as well as Pandora's Co ...…

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Jillian Christmas and Duncan Shields31:55

1+ y ago31:55

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Our last show of 20015 and we had retiring Vancouver Slammaster, Duncan Shields and incoming new Slammistress, Jillian Christmas as our guest to talk about the transition and the new year.

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1+ y ago29:58

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We were lucky to have Amal Rana as our guest today.

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Mitcholos Touchie30:50

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Mitcholos Touchie joined us in studio.

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Amber Dawn31:02

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Guest Amber Dawn reads from her book of glosas, Where the Words End and My Body Begins, and talks of stanzas, source poets, layouts, titles, leather bars, and queer history/memory with hosts Pamela Bentley and RC Weslowski.

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Raul Gatica30:19

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Guest Raul Gatica reads poems from his bilingual book of poetry, Broken Man/Hombre Roto in English and Spanish, tells some of his history, and discusses ramshackle love with hosts RC Weslowski and Pamela Bentley.

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Tasha Receno29:55

2y ago29:55

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The current Van Slam Grand Slam Champ, Tasha Receno is our guest as she's knocks being on the radio off of her bucket list.

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