Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast

Manahil Bandukwala joins Andrew to chat about her debut full-length poetry collection, MONUMENT . Andrew questions whether a speaker is always necessary. 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 . ----- Manahil Bandukwala is a writer and visual artist originally from Pakistan and now settled in Can...

Andrew begins a series of short audio reviews of poetry collections with a quick review of and reading from Jason Purcell's Swollening . ----- 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. They have published two chapbooks, Poems for Different Yous (R...

Annick MacAskill stops by the virtual studio to talk about her new book, Shadow Blight . Andrew asks Annick about applying myth to the personal. It's a great chat! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here . Follow the podcast on Twitter here . Follow the podcast on Instagram here . ----- Annick MacAskill is the author of the poetry collections  No Meeting Without Body  (Gasperea...

rob mclennan joins Andrew for a discussion of his new book of prose poems, the book of smaller . Andrew and rob chat about reviews and community. It's a good time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here . Follow the podcast on Twitter here . Follow the podcast on Instagram here . ----- Born in Ottawa, Canada’s glorious capital city, rob mclennan currently lives in Ottawa, where he is ho...

Carlie Blume comes by the virtual studio to talk about her debut poetry collection, Gigglepuss . Andrew and Carlie talk trauma and poetry. It's an enriching chat! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here . Follow the podcast on Twitter here . Follow the podcast on Instagram here . ----- Carlie Blume was born on the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh (...

Chris Banks drops by to chat about his new book of poetry, Deepfake Serenade . Andrew asks about avoiding stereotypical depictions of sobriety in a poem. It's a super fun one! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here . Follow the podcast on Twitter here . Follow the podcast on Instagram here . ----- Chris Banks is a Canadian poet and author of six collections of poems, most recently Deepf...

Natalie Lim pops into the virtual studio to chat about her debut poetry chapbook, arrhythmia . Andrew mistakes a book of non-rhyming poems for a book of rhyming ones. It's a solid time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here . Follow the podcast on Twitter here . Follow the podcast on Instagram here . ----- Natalie Lim is a Chinese-Canadian poet living on the unceded, traditional territ...

Ellie Sawatzky stops by Andrew's virtual studio to chat about her debut full-length poetry collection, None of This Belongs to Me. Andrew learns about writing childcare poems. It's a great adventure! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here . Follow the podcast on Twitter here . Follow the podcast on Instagram here . ----- Ellie Sawatzky (@elliesawatzky) grew up in Kenora, Ontario. A past...

Jaclyn Desforges joins Andrew to talk about her debut poetry collection, Danger Flower . Andrew asks Jaclyn about mental health writing. It's a blast! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here . Follow the podcast on Twitter here . Follow the podcast on Instagram here . ----- Jaclyn Desforges is the author of Danger Flower (Palimpsest Press/Anstruther Books), one of CBC's picks for the bes...

Nolan Natasha chats with Andrew about his poetry collection, I Can Hear You, Can You Hear Me? Andrew asks about beauty and handwriting poems. Happy holidays! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here . Follow the podcast on Twitter here . Follow the podcast on Instagram here . ----- Nolan Natasha is a queer and trans writer, performer, and filmmaker of Faroese and English ancestry, a settl...

Andrew is joined by Michele Vanderwal and Michelle Arnett from Rose Garden Press to talk about his new chapbook, Poems for Different Yous , and the others they are publishing this month! They talk about philosophy, socks, and reading poems aloud. A true joy! ----- Sign-up to attend the Rose Garden Press/845 Press launch here! Buy Andrew's chapbook here! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright...

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, B...

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 deb...

T ara 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. &...

T olu 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 th...

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...

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...

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, O...

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 t...

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&...

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 autho...

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 Burnab...

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...

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 pro...

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 mo...