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Author: Rob Taylor

The Poem’s Hum: An Interview with Roger Farr

The Poem’s Hum: An Interview with Roger Fa...

February 21, 2023

The author of After Villon talks about thriving in difficulty, sexuality as cipher, and corresponding with dead poets.Go to full post …read more

Listening for My Breath: An Interview with Délani Valin

Listening for My Breath: An Interview with D...

January 12, 2023

The author of Shapeshifters talks about connecting with readers, her Métis heritage, and using form to keep her writing playful.Go to full post …read more

Seven BC Writers on the Poets They Love

Seven BC Writers on the Poets They Love

April 28, 2022

We’ve spent the past three months talking with BC writers about their new books. Now they get a chance to share some love with others! We asked each featured writer to tell us about a BC poet who influenced or inspired Go to full post …read more

Rolling Down a Hill With Your Brain on Fire: An Interview with Andrew Chesham and Laura Farina

Rolling Down a Hill With Your Brain on Fire:...

April 26, 2022

The following interview is part seven of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, Go to full post …read more

My Body Knows More Than I Do: An Interview with Jónína Kirton

My Body Knows More Than I Do: An Interview w...

April 19, 2022

The following interview is part six of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, editor of What Go to full post …read more

Admiration, Applause, Adoration: An Interview with Arleen Paré

Admiration, Applause, Adoration: An Intervie...

April 12, 2022

The following interview is part five of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, Go to full post …read more

A Woven Basket with Others: An Interview with Isabella Wang

A Woven Basket with Others: An Interview wit...

April 5, 2022

The following interview is part four of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, Go to full post …read more

A Gift of Mystery and Many Hands: An Interview with shauna paull

A Gift of Mystery and Many Hands: An Intervi...

March 22, 2022

The following interview is part three of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, editor of What Go to full post …read more

A Congenial Barrier: An Interview with W.M. Herring

A Congenial Barrier: An Interview with W.M. ...

February 22, 2022

The following interview is part two of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, editor of What Go to full post …read more

What Trickles Down the Line: An Interview with Ellie Sawatzky

What Trickles Down the Line: An Interview wi...

January 18, 2022

The following interview is part one of an eight-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. The series will run from January until the end of April, National Poetry Month. All interviews were conducted by Rob Taylor, Go to full post …read more

Eight BC Poets on the Writers They Love

Eight BC Poets on the Writers They Love

April 29, 2021

We’ve spent the last month talking with eight BC poets about their new poetry collections. Now they get a chance to share some love with their fellow poets! We asked each featured poet to write about another BC poet who influenced Go to full post …read more

Speaking to my kohkum Through Dreams: An Interview with Selina Boan

Speaking to my kohkum Through Dreams: An Int...

April 27, 2021

The following interview is part eight of a nine-part series of conversations with BC poets about their new poetry collections. New interviews will be posted every Tuesday and Thursday throughout April for National Poetry Month 2021. All interviews were conducted by  Go to full post …read more


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