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INTERVIEWS





Ontario culture days celebrates National poetry month



April, 2022





In celebration of National Poetry Month, Ontario Culture Days teamed up with the League of Canadian Poets to feature three League members. Sani Wanna, Dwayne Morgan and I were asked about our own work, the future of poetry as a genre, as well as our reflections on the NPM 2022, theme of “Intimacy”. Since 1998, The League of Canadian Poets has been encouraging people to learn about and celebrate poets and poetry. Lesley Fletcher, Executive Director of The League of Canadian Poets, shares the history of the League and the inspiration behind National Poetry Month.


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League of Canadian Poets' Podcast



Spring, 2021





Feminist Caucus in Conversation: a chapbook and audio project from the League of Canadian Poets. In this project, listen to members of the LCP Feminist Caucus interview each other on topics including poetry (naturally), shared identities, the writing process, family, politics, and more. The League has assembled a chapbook featuring poems by the poets from the conversation series. The 2020 Feminist Caucus Living Archives Series chapbook was edited by Shazia Hafiz Ramji and was produced as a part of the LCP Chapbook Series.


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An Eloquent Bitch: Podcast



April 15, 2021





An interview with poet and academic, Rayanne Haines on her fabulous new podcast - celebrating the voices and views of women identifying writers, publishers and agents in Canada as they tackle questions around social movements, cultural trends, feminism #CanLit and inclusion / representation in the literary world.


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six questions: with rob mclennan



February 28, 2021





Chatting with iconic Ottawa poet, rob mclennan about my memories of the city for this wonderful blog series, posted by Chaudiere Books: Ottawa's most beloved publisher of poetry and fiction.


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Brockton Writer's Series



BWS 13.11.19





The Brockton Writer's Series in Toronto offered me a wonderful opportunity to share a bit about my passion for creating poetry collages. Check out the rest of their site for more unique local author features. (photo by Terri Quinn).


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from spoken word artist to novelist: An interview



January 29, 2015





In this interview with the lovely folks at Inanna Publications, I chat about the process of switching genres and taking the leap into writing a novel.


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Poetry is Love: an interview with the League of canadian poets



Golden Beret Award Interview, 2019





From the jury: Andrea Thompson is a Canadian icon of spoken word and her submissions reflect her long and praiseworthy career… Chatting with the folks at the League upon receipt of their 2019 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award.


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Firelight interview series



July 12, 2015





Chatting with award-winning author, novelist and poet, Lauren Carter about writing, process, animal documentaries, racialized character creation, Jane Austin and more...


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University of guelph: Alumni Spotlight



2010 Cohort





An alumni profile where I chat with Open Book Toronto about my experiences in the University of Guelph's Creative Writing MFA program and what it was like to return to school after being a working artist for two decades.


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