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Wax Poetic: Poetry from Canada

Your weekly appointment with the muse. Listen to interviews and readings with Canada's top spoken word, slam, and literary poets. Canadian poetry, at its best.

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Larissa Lai

Larissa Lai

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

13 Feb 2019

30mins

Ranked #2

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Onjana Yawnghe

Onjana Yawnghe

Our final week of highlighting the Growing Room Festival features a visit from Onjana Yawnghe as they chat with Kevin Sp... Read more

13 Mar 2019

32mins

Ranked #3

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Jonina Kirton And Zofia Musiej

Jonina Kirton And Zofia Musiej

Indigenous Brilliance reading series co creator, Jonina Lynn Kirton along with Zofia Musiej joins us to talk about the G... Read more

6 Mar 2019

31mins

Ranked #4

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David Ly

David Ly

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

9 Jan 2019

31mins

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Bonnie Nish and Jude Neale

Bonnie Nish and Jude Neale

Bonnie Nish and Jude Neale join RC Weslowski and Kevin Spenst to talk about the collaboration that created the new book ... Read more

2 Jan 2019

30mins

Ranked #6

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Shaun Robinson

Shaun Robinson

Shaun Robinson, poet and one of the founders of Rahila's Ghost Press joins Wax Poetic co-host Kevin Spenst to chat and r... Read more

26 Sep 2018

27mins

Ranked #7

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Rob Gee

Rob Gee

Performance Poet, Rob Gee, was in town performing at the Vancouver Fringe Festival and joined us to talk about his show,... Read more

12 Sep 2018

29mins

Ranked #8

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Bassam

Bassam

Spoken Word Poet, Bassam joins RC to read from Bassam's 2 chapbooks and to talk about eating disorders, mental health an... Read more

11 Jul 2018

30mins

Ranked #9

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Kimberly Dark

Kimberly Dark

Kimberly joins RC in studio to talk about and read from her new book called Love and Errors.

27 Jun 2018

30mins

Ranked #10

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Wanda Kehewin

Wanda Kehewin

Wanda Kehewin joins Pam and RC to talk about her upcoming book as well as surviving generational trauma.

2 May 2018

31mins

Ranked #11

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Molly Billows

Molly Billows

Vancouver Poetry Slam 2017 Team Member, Molly Billows joins Pam for a chat about Verses and hosting a talk back with And... Read more

4 Apr 2018

30mins

Ranked #12

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Ian Williams

Ian Williams

UBC Professor, Ian Williams joins us to read some poems and talk about tennis and other things

21 Feb 2018

30mins

Ranked #13

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Featuring Fauzia Rafique with her new book The Adventure of SahebaN: Biography of a Relentless Warrior

Featuring Fauzia Rafique with her new book The Adventure of SahebaN: Biography of a Relentless Warrior

Fauzia Rafique reads from her new book and shares a couple poems from it as well..

23 Nov 2016

1hr 1min

Ranked #14

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Julie Peters

Julie Peters

Author, Business Owner, Yoga Instructor and Poet, Julie Peters is our guest today.

22 Jun 2016

30mins

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Kim Goldberg

Kim Goldberg

Kevin Spenst joins Pam as our new co host and they interview Kim Goldberg.

11 May 2016

28mins

Ranked #16

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Hanif Willis-Abdurraquib

Hanif Willis-Abdurraquib

In town for the Verses Festival of Words our guest is Hanif Willis-Abdurraquib.

27 Apr 2016

30mins

Ranked #17

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Daniel Zomparelli Dina Del Bucchia about Rom Com their new book.

Daniel Zomparelli Dina Del Bucchia about Rom Com their new book.

Interviews and readings with Daniel Zomparelli and Dina del Bucchia of Poetry is Dead Magazine, and Can't Lit Poscast, o... Read more

3 Feb 2016

30mins

Ranked #18

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Rockin' Robin

Rockin' Robin

Heart of the City Poetry Slam Champion Rockin' Robin wakes up early to join us in studio to perform some poems and rail ... Read more

5 Nov 2014

30mins

Ranked #19

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Anne Kennedy

Anne Kennedy

In town for the Vancouver Writer's Festival, Anne Kennedy joins us from New Zealand via Banff and Calgary.

22 Oct 2014

30mins

Ranked #20

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Hannah Johnson

Hannah Johnson

Poet Hannah Johson joins us in studio to discuss her recent poetic career, read some poems and talk growing up in BC.

22 Jan 2014

31mins

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