Wax Poetic: Poetry From Canada

Mitcholos Touchie joined us in studio.

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.

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.

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.

Mike McGee is our guest and talks about his show Mike McGee and Friends plus his gig as a spokesperson for adult diapers.

Fiona and Elee join Pam Bentley in studio.

Visiting Vancouver for the Verses Festival of Words, Danielle Altrogge joins us to talk about her experience and share some trucker poems.

Tanya Evanson is our guest and talks about her Verses Festival of Words workshop and shares some poems with us.

Elena Johnson joins us in studio to share poems about the north of Canada.

Original Van Slam team member and former Wax Poetic host, SR Duncan joins us to talk about the past and read some poems.

Chelene Knight is our guest in studio.

The host of Surrey Muse, Fauzia Rafique joins us in studio.

Where the nights are twice as long is the new poetry anthology out on Goose Lane Editions and George Bowering is our guest in studio to talk about read his poem and talk about the book.

Alan Hill is our guest as he reads from his manuscript in progress and talks about family life and poetry.

Thursday Writing Collective poet, Gilles Cyrenne joins us.

Award winning poet, Fran Bourassa joins us to talk about the Poetry Meets Art show at the Seymour Art Gallery.

East Van Poetry Salon curators, Julie Peters and Chris Gilpin, are our guests and talk about their Top 10 Poem List for 2014.

Thursday Writing Collective Poet, Henry Doyle is our guest today.

Youth poet, Angelica Poeversky joins us to talk about being a young creative person in the 21st century.

Fauzia Rafique shares some of her work and stories about being a "political poet" out of necessity.