Lucy Carpenter

Untethered Lines

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Untethered Lines is a podcast dedicated to discussing the intersections between radical poetry and social justice movements. Join host Lucy Carpenter as she engages in critical conversations with Montreal-based poet-activists, exploring how poetry is used as a tool for activist movements. Together, they question, ponder, and critique the role of poetry as a driver of meaningful change.

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Lucy Carpenter

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Doing Poetry and Theatrical Performances: Talk with Kym Dominique Ferguson 12.08.2025 54:39

Episode Notes After a long month's break I'm back with a bang! Today I'm talking with Kym Dominique Ferguson; esteemed performance poet, actor, theater performer, author and multi medium creative director, where we discuss his fascinating journey! We start off talking about how he came into his poetry journey in his early teen years, with some comedic better than other experiences, his journey stu...

S1E2 - Poetry Talk with Keona Gingras 10.07.2025 34:51

Episode Notes In this episode I meet with Keona Gingras; a writer and creative by nature; who has been engaging in poetry since her early teen years. Keona is a 4th year student at McGill University, studying in Classics and Linguistics streams. She enjoys ancient greek mythology, environmentalism, and the intersections of eco-justice, with poetry. Join us, as we discuss poetry, the process of wri...

S1E1 - Talk with Ehab Lotayef 25.06.2025 47:54

Episode Notes To start off our episodes strong, in this episode I meet with Ehab Lotayef; a Egyptian-Canadian poet, and artist, who engages in spoken word activism for Palestinian liberation, alongside other liberation movements. Join us as we talk about all things spoken word activism, the Palestinian liberation movement, and identity ponderings as a poet in liberatory work fields, through an eng...

Trailer: Introducing Untethered Lines 09.06.2025 11:44

Episode Notes Lucy introduces the podcast and gives you a peak of episodes to come. Episode Transcript 0:00: Hello, everyone. 0:03: I hope that you're all doing awesome wherever you are and having a great day or night or afternoon, whatever time it is. 0:13: I guess I'm not sure what time it is, where you are and it might not necessarily be early afternoon, for me it's that time, which is why I sa...