Wax Poetic: Poetry From Canada

Matt Miller aka Lip Balm joins R.C. and Pam in studio to talk poetry, stand up comedy, and moving from Toronto to live in Vancouver.

RC and Pam open up the archives to play some little known poetry from around the world.

Vancouver court stenographer and poet, Susan Steudel visits with Kevin and Pam.

Kara discusses eating disorders and writing community in Prince George with Kevin and Pam.

Today Chelene Knight joins us to talk about their new work in progress and the Growing Room Festival.

Poet, educator, multi media artist, Molly Billows drops by to share some poems and talk about working with Indigenous youth.

The always glorious, Jillian Christmas stops by to read some poems and talk about traveling to the Yukon for Black History Month.

Adele Barclay reads from her book If I Were In A Cage I'd Reach Out For You. PHD's, Mashed Poetics, and traveling across Canada are just some of the things discussed with our guest.

Award winning poet, Christine Lowther, reads some poems and talks about their residency at the Joy Kogawa House.

James Felton talks about what's happening poetically in New Westminster and Richard Therrien shares some poems from his new book Sleeping In Tall Grass .

Sean Cranbury talks with Pam and RC about past and future years of Real Writers Vancouver, and shares some of his favourite poems.

East Van Poetry Salon raconteurs, Chris Gilpin and Julie Peters announce their 10 Best Poems of 2016.

Indigenous poet, actor, artist, alchemist, rapper, Ronnie Dean Harris joins us on the phone from Langley in the midst of a snow storm.

Poet and editor, Dave Eso stops by to talk about the anthology "Where the Nights are Twice as Long." The new anthology of letters and poems from Canada's pantheon of poets, from 1883 to present.

Betsy Warland is our guest and discusses their new book, Oscar of Between: A Memoir of Identity and Ideas, with discussion of Virginia Woolf's Orlando.

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

Kevin and Pam host poet, teacher and event organizer, Aidan Chafe as he reads from his new chapbook.

Miranda Pearson has a new book and joins Pam Bentley and RC Weslowski to read from it.

Karenza joins Pam Bentley and RC Weslowski to share some poems and an old story from her past.

Rob Taylor joins Pamela Bentley and Kevin Spenst to discuss his new book.