Wax Poetic: Poetry From Canada

In Vancouver to perform at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam and Mashed Poetics during the Verses Festival of Words, our guest, Kecia Cook shares some poems with us..

2019 Verses Festival Artistic Director, Johnny MacRae joins us to talk about the festival and share some poems.

Former Vancouver Story Slam Champion, and Battle Rapper, Emily Kelsall joins us to share some work and talk about funny stuff.

One of the world famous, Tiny Tricycle Poets, Angelica Poversky joins to talk about travel and McDonalds Restaurants that look like Mosques.

Bill Arnott joins Lucia Misch and RC Weslowski to talk about Vikings and touring as a poet/musician.

Our guest this afternoon was Angela Caravan.

Our final week of highlighting the Growing Room Festival features a visit from Onjana Yawnghe as they chat with Kevin Spenst and our new co host, Beni Xiao.

Indigenous Brilliance reading series co creator, Jonina Lynn Kirton along with Zofia Musiej joins us to talk about the Growing Room Festival and how the power of poetry helps heal past traumas.

Two poets performing/reading at the Growing Room Festival, Cicely Blain and Chantal Gibson join Kevin Spenst and RC Weslowski to talk about poetry, race, and pushing the boundaries of poetry.

2018 Vancouver Poetry Slam Team Member, Rabbit Richards visits with Kevin Spenst and RC Weslowski to share some poems and promote the Growing Room Festival.

Acclaimed poet and professor, Larissa Lai joins Kevin and RC ahead of their reading at UBC.

RC opens up the CD Tickle Trunk and talks to Vancouver Poetry Slam IWPS representative, Jenifer Williams.

Benjamin Hertwig joins Kevin Spenst and RC Weslowski to read poems details his experience as a veteran in Afghanistan and the impact that experience has had on him.

Our guest today is Laura Farina.

This week, David Ly joins us in studio to read some poems and talk about his new book, Stubble Burn.

Bonnie Nish and Jude Neale join RC Weslowski and Kevin Spenst to talk about the collaboration that created the new book Cantata in Two Voices on Ekstasis Editions.

Poet Aja Moore joins Lucia Misch and RC Weslowski to share some poems and discuss coping with existing in a capitalist society.

RC and Lucia share some work from the CD Tickle Trunk including Al Mader's holiday classic "Let's not bother with Christmas this year."

Elee Kraljii Gardiner joins RC Weslowski to read from her new book Trauma Head and to promote the book launch at Massy Books.

Rhea Tregebov joins Lucia Misch and RC Weslowski to share some new poems.