Page Fright: A Literary Podcast

Souvankham Thammavongsa, Kayla Czaga, Ottavia Paluch, Jan Zwicky, and Tina Do each join Andrew for an interview about their involvement in Best Canadian Poetry 2021! Five interviews in one episode? What a treat! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He has published two chapbooks, Do Not Discard Ashes (845  Press, 2020) and Poems for Different Yous (Rose Garden Press, 2021).  Andrew has a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

Síle Englert discusses her new (debut!) poetry collection, The Lost Time Accidents. Andrew wonders about bodies and movement. What a time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Síle Englert is a queer, Autistic writer and multi-disciplinary artist. She is the author of The Lost Time Accidents, her debut poetry collection from icehouse press, and two chapbooks: The Phobic’s Handbook (Anstruther Press, 2020) and Threadbare (Baseline Press, 2019). Síle’s writing has placed Second in CV2’s 2-Day Poem Contest and Freefall Magazine’s Fiction contest, and was shortlisted for Arc Poetry Magazine’s Poem of the Year in 2020. Síle’s recent work can be found in the way out is the way in: an anthology of disabled poets from the League of Canadian Poets, and I Found Myself in You, a collaborative chapbook from Collusion Books. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He has published two chapbooks, D

Tara Borin discusses their debut poetry collection, The Pit. Andrew asks Tara where to find inspiration. What a joy! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Tara Borin is a queer, nonbinary settler poet living and writing in  the traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Dawson City, Yukon.  Their debut full-length poetry collection, The Pit, is available with Nightwood Editions. Tara’s work has also been anthologized in Best  New Poets In Canada 2018 (Quattro Books) and in Resistance: Righteous  Rage in the Age of #MeToo (University of Regina Press). Tara’s poems have been published in Prism International, Prairie Fire, The LaHave Review, Red Alder Review, and elsewhere online and in print. They completed The Writer’s Studio Online with Simon Fraser University in 2019. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He has published two chapbooks, Do Not Discard Ashes

Tolu Oloruntoba talks poetry as science, what he aspires to in his work, and his debut poetry collection, The Junta of Happenstance. Andrew reveals the limits of his vocabulary. It's a fun one! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Tolu Oloruntoba, has tried, and abandoned or failed at a variety of things. As a teenager, he worked hard at becoming a comic book artist and fantasy author. This was before going to medical school at 18, which dried out those dreams. Besides, he didn’t consider himself particularly good at either. He practiced medicine for 6 years, and lived in Nigeria and the United States before moving to Canada. He has somehow not abandoned poetry since he started to write it at 16, and had his debut collection of poetry, The Junta of Happenstance, published in May 2021. These days, he manages virtual health projects in British Columbia, and lives with his partner and two young children in so-called Sur

Brandon Wint discusses family history, spatial poetry, and his debut poetry collection, Divine Animal. Andrew shakes off the rust and interviews his first guest in months. It's a blast! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Ontario born poet and spoken word artist Brandon Wint uses poetry to attend to the joy and devastation and inequity associated with this era of human and ecological history. Increasingly, his work on the page and in performance casts a tender but robust attention toward the movements and impacts of colonial, capitalist logic, and how they might be undone. His poems and essays have been published in national anthologies, including The Great Black North: Contemporary African-Canadian Poetry (Frontenac House, 2013) and Black Writers Matter (University of Regina Press, 2019). Divine Animal is his debut book of poetry. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the au

Michael Deibert discusses being an emerging writer, reading practices, and his debut chapbook. Andrew talks to Michael about mundane images and fearing writing about himself. It's a great time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Michael Deibert is a poet and painter currently living between Toronto and Vancouver, and studying at the University of British Columbia. His debut chapbook, The Gunshot Before the Marathon, was published by the Soap Box Press in 2019. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of two chapbooks, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020) and Poems for Different Yous (Rose Garden Press, 2021). Andrew has a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

Molly Cross-Blanchard joins Andrew to discuss her debut poetry collection, Exhibitionist. Andrew talks to Molly about mental health and body image. It's a blast! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Molly Cross-Blanchard is a white and Métis writer and editor born on Treaty 3 territory (Fort Frances, ON), raised on Treaty 6 territory (Prince Albert, SK), and living on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver, BC). She holds an English BA from the University of Winnipeg and a Creative Writing MFA from the University of British Columbia, and is the Publisher at Room magazine. Her debut poetry chapbook is I Don't Want to Tell You (Rahila's Ghost Press, 2018) and her debut full-length book of poetry is Exhibitionist (Coach House Books, 2021). ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of two chapbooks, Do Not Discard Ashes (

Leah Horlick joins Andrew to discuss her latest poetry collection, Moldovan Hotel. Andrew talks to Leah about community in the pandemic. It's a delight! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Leah Horlick is a writer and poet who grew up as a settler on Treaty Six Cree Territory & the homelands of the Métis in Saskatoon. Her first book, Riot Lung (Thistledown Press, 2012), was shortlisted for a 2013 ReLit Award and a Saskatchewan Book Award. Her second collection, For Your Own Good (Caitlin Press, 2015), was named a 2016 Stonewall Honour Book by the American Library Association, and she was awarded Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers that same year. She lived on Unceded Coast Salish Territories in Vancouver for nearly ten years, during which time she and her dear friend Estlin McPhee ran REVERB, a queer and anti-oppressive reading series.  She now lives on Treaty Seven Territory & Region

Rob Taylor returns to talk about his latest poetry collection, Strangers. Andrew asks Rob about community and editing. It's a joy! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Rob Taylor is the author of Strangers (Biblioasis, 2021) and three other poetry collections. He is also the editor of What the Poets are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation (Nightwood Editions, 2018), and the guest editor of Best Canadian Poetry 2019 (Biblioasis, 2019). ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of two chapbooks, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020) and Poems for Different Yous (Rose Garden Press, 2021). Andrew has a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

Aidan Chafe returns to the pod to talk about his latest collection, Gospel Drunk. Andrew questions Aidan about hockey bros and James Joyce. It's a thoroughly enjoyable time! ----- Submit to Arsenal Pulp's Queer Monsters Anthology here. ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Aidan Chafe is the author of the poetry collections Gospel Drunk (University of Alberta Press) and Short Histories of Light (McGill-Queen's University Press), which was longlisted for the 2019 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. He has also published two chapbooks Right Hand Hymns (Frog Hollow Press) and Sharpest Tooth (Anstruther Press). His work has appeared in journals and literary magazines in Canada, the United States, England and Australia. He lives and works on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples (Burnaby, BC). ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of two chapbooks, Do Not Di

Jen Sookfong Lee joins Andrew to talk community, winter, and mental health. Andrew gets Jen's permission to put a book down after 30 pages. It's a joy! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised in Vancouver’s East Side, and she now lives with her son in North Burnaby. Her books include The Conjoined, nominated for International Dublin Literary Award and a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, The Better Mother, a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award, The End of East, Gentlemen of the Shade, The Shadow List, and Finding Home. Jen teaches at The Writers’ Studio Online with Simon Fraser University, acquires and edits fiction for Wolsak & Wynn, and co-hosts the podcast Can’t Lit. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of two chapbooks, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020) and Poems for Different Yous (Rose Garden

Shazia Hafiz Ramji talks with Andrew about poetry and listening. Andrew learns what fractals are (thanks Shazia!) and reflects on fifty episodes of Page Fright. It's a wonderful time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Shazia Hafiz Ramji’s writing has been shortlisted for the 2020 Bridport Prize for International Creative Writing and nominated for the 2020 Pushcart Prizes. It has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry 2019, Maisonneuve, Gutter: the magazine of new Scottish and international writing, and is forthcoming in EVENT and Vallum. She is the author of Port of Being, a finalist for the 2019 Vancouver Book Award, BC Book Prizes, Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, and winner of the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. She is at work on a novel. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of one chapbook, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020). Andrew holds a BA

Stephen Collis chats about his new poetry collection, A History of the Theories of Rain. Andrew interrogates Stephen's love for slashes and dislike of the word "Anthropocene." It's a lovely time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Stephen Collis is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, including The Commons (Talonbooks 2008), the BC Book Prize winning On the Material (Talonbooks 2010), Once in Blockadia (Talonbooks 2016) and Almost Islands: Phyllis Webb and the Pursuit of the Unwritten (Talonbooks 2018). In 2019 he was awarded the Latner Writers’ Trust of Canada Poetry Prize in recognition of his body of work. In 2021 Talonbooks will publish A History of the Theories of Rain. He lives near Vancouver, on unceded Coast Salish Territory, and teaches poetry and poetics at Simon Fraser University. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of one chapbook, D

Cole Nowicki jumps on the podcast to chat about a fine. collection, vol. I.  Andrew talks about interdisciplinary art. It's a great day to listen! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on twitter here. ----- Cole Nowicki is a writer, producer, and publisher based in Vancouver, BC. His work has appeared in The Walrus, Maisonneuve, McSweeney’s, VICE, and more. He also produces, hosts, and publishes the interdisciplinary event fine. and its print extension fine. press. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of one chapbook, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

Manahil Bandukwala discusses her and Conyer Clayton's new collaborative chapbook, "Sprawl." Andrew talks about different forms of sharing writing. It's a really nice time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on twitter here. ----- Manahil Bandukwala is a Pakistani writer and artist based in Mississauga. She has two solo chapbooks, Paper Doll (Anstruther Press, 2019) and Pipe Rose (battleaxe press, 2018), and two collaborative chapbooks, Sprawl (Collusion Books, 2020) with Conyer Clayton, and Towers (Collusion Books, 2020) with VII. In 2019, she won Room magazine’s Emerging Writer Award and was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize. She is completing her MA in English at UWaterloo. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of one chapbook, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts th

Marilyn Dumont discusses editing Best Canadian Poetry 2020.  Andrew talks about mentorship and pandemic reading. It's good stuff! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on twitter here. ----- Marilyn Dumont is of Cree/Métis ancestry, her Dumont family having lived in the Edmonton area which has a rich Métis historical and contemporary presence. Poet, writer, and professor, Marilyn Dumont teaches with the Faculty of Native Studies and the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. Her four collections of poetry have all won either provincial or national poetry awards. She was awarded the 2018 Lifetime Membership from the League of Canadian Poets for her contributions to poetry in Canada, and in 2019, she was awarded the Alberta Lieutenant Governor's Distinguished Artist Award. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of the chapbook Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020). Andrew holds a BA in English

Natasha Ramoutar discusses her poetry collection, Bittersweet.  Andrew talks about light poems and mentorship. It's a joyous occasion! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on twitter here. ----- Natasha Ramoutar is an Indo-Guyanese writer by way of Scarborough (Ganatsekwyagon) at the east side of Toronto. She is the fiction editor of Feel Ways, an anthology of Scarborough writing, and the Social Media Assistant at the Festival of Literary Diversity. She lives in Scarborough, Ontario. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of one chapbook, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

Amy Mitchell and Aaron Schneider from The /tƐmz/ Review & 845 Press talk about their forthcoming chapbook titles.  Andrew reads from his chapbook and is blown away by the quality of the other 845 Press titles. It's a fun time! ----- Click here to access the launch event page on Facebook! Click here to view 845 Press' chapbook catalogue! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on twitter here. ----- Aaron Schneider teaches in the Department of English and Writing Studies at Western University, where he also runs the Creative Writers Speakers Series. His stories have appeared in The Danforth Review, filling station, The Puritan, Hamilton Arts and Letters, untethered, and The Chattahoochee Review.  His first book, Grass-Fed, is available from Quattro Books. Visit his website here. Amy Mitchell is The /tƐmz/ Review's social media editor (as well as a writing editor) and a college professor. She holds a PhD in English Literature from Western University. Her rea

andrea bennett chats about her new essay collection, Like a Boy but Not a Boy.  Andrew asks where essays come from. It's just an all around great time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on twitter here. ----- andrea bennett is a National Magazine Award–winning writer and editor. Their writing has been published by The Atlantic, the Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Maisonneuve, Hazlitt, Vice, Reader’s Digest, Vogue Italia, Quill & Quire, Chatelaine, and many other outlets. andrea’s first book of essays, Like a Boy but Not a Boy, is out now with Arsenal Pulp Press. andrea’s first book of poetry, Canoodlers, came out with Nightwood Editions in 2014. Their Moon Travel travel guide to Montréal is now available, as is their guide to Québec City. andrea is an editor and designer at Talonbooks, the former Editor-in-Chief of Maisonneuve,  and the designer for PRISM international. Originally from Hamilton, she is now back on the west coast

Aislinn Hunter discusses her novel, The Certainties.  Andrew talks about Aislinn's novel being the first he's read in about a year. It's a blast! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on twitter here. ----- Aislinn Hunter is an award-winning novelist and poet and the author of seven highly acclaimed books including the novel ‘The World Before Us’ – a NYT Editor’s Choice book, a Guardian and NPR Book the Year, and winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Her work has been adapted into music, dance, art, and film forms ­– including a feature film based on her novel ‘Stay’ which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Hunter holds degrees in Creative Writing, Art History, Writing and Cultural Politics and English Literature. In 2018 she served as a Canadian War Artist working with Canadian and NATO forces at CFB Suffield. She teaches creative writing part-time and lives in Vancouver, BC. ----- Andrew French is an author from North