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Category: Interviews

That Open Space Was All I Needed: An Interview with Estlin McPhee

That Open Space Was All I Needed: An Intervi...

April 2, 2025

The two poets talk about a grandmother’s love, the Bible and Harry Potter, and when not to give up on your projects. Go to full post …read more

Standing Outside the Self: An Interview with Hamish Ballantyne

Standing Outside the Self: An Interview with...

March 25, 2025

The poets talk about Spanish baroque writing, mushroom picking, and the sonic demands of poetry.Go to full post …read more

Returning Through Myself: An Interview with Svetlana Ischenko

Returning Through Myself: An Interview with ...

February 25, 2025

The author of Nucleus talks about the challenges of form, cultural resistance, and poetry as history.Go to full post …read more

Being Sentient Isn’t For the Faint of Heart: An Interview with Rhea Tregebov

Being Sentient Isn’t For the Faint of Hear...

January 22, 2025

The author of “Talking to Strangers” talks about unified field theory, poetry forms, and keeping the ego in check.Go to full post …read more

Meet Your Bookseller: Russell Books, Victoria

Meet Your Bookseller: Russell Books, Victori...

December 20, 2024

Zoe Dickinson, Andrea Minter, and Jordan Minter talk about bookselling being a group effort, the joys of the elevator, and investing in the local literary community.Go to full post …read more

Ten Canadian Authors on the Writing Advice That Changed Their Life

Ten Canadian Authors on the Writing Advice T...

October 30, 2024

Catch all of these acclaimed writers at the Fraser Valley Writers Festival on November 1-2 at UFV’s Abbotsford campus.Go to full post …read more

Seven BC Poets on the Writers that Inspire Them

Seven BC Poets on the Writers that Inspire T...

May 1, 2024

Rob Taylor speaks with our featured National Poetry Month poets about a BC poet who influenced and inspired them.Go to full post …read more

Amphibious Poetics: An Interview with Leanne Dunic

Amphibious Poetics: An Interview with Leanne...

April 24, 2024

Poets Leanne Dunic and Rob Taylor talk about genre-crossing art, mask wearing, and desire and restraint.Go to full post …read more

You Are Your Own Landscape: An Interview with Onjana Yawnghwe

You Are Your Own Landscape: An Interview wit...

April 17, 2024

The author of We Follow the River talks about grief, implanting memories through poetry, and understanding one’s parents.Go to full post …read more

The Hinge Where the Mysteries Lie: An Interview with Donna Kane

The Hinge Where the Mysteries Lie: An Interv...

April 10, 2024

Poets Donna Kane and Rob Taylor talk about stars, liminal moments, and camaraderie in difficult times.Go to full post …read more

A Beautiful Constellation: An Interview with Samantha Nock

A Beautiful Constellation: An Interview with...

April 3, 2024

Poets Samantha Nock and Rob Taylor talk about small towns, grief, and being old souls.Go to full post …read more

A Freely Given Gift: An Interview with Jess Housty

A Freely Given Gift: An Interview with Jess ...

March 13, 2024

Poets Jess Housty and Rob Taylor discuss Housty’s new poetry book, salmonberries, and gift economies.Go to full post …read more


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