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Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast

Andrew French interviews established and emerging authors about breaking through as writers and finding their literary style.

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112. Accurate to a Feeling w/ Nick Thran

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/11/24

Nick Thran joins the podcast LIVE at the Fraser Valley Writers' Festival in Abbotsford, BC, to chat about his new book Existing Music. Andrew wonders about time in music and the passage of time. It's a joyous return to in-person Page Fright!--Nick Thran’s newest collection of poems is Existing Music. His previous books include the mixed-genre collection If It Gets Quiet Later On, I Will Make a Display (2023) and three previous collections of poems. Earworm (2011) won the 2012 Trillium Book Award for

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00:56:33

111. The Other Mind in a Poem w/ Daniel Cowper

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/10/30

Daniel Cowper returns to talk about his new novel in verse, Kingdom of the Clock. Andrew asks about writing long poems. It's a poetic chat!Daniel Cowper is a poet and writer from Bowen Island, BC. His poetry has appeared in publications in Canada, the USA, and Ireland, including Arc Poetry, Vallum, Southword, and Barren, and has been long-listed for the CBC Poetry Prize. A chapbook of his poetry, The God of Doors, was published by Frog Hollow Press in 2017, as winner of its chapbook contest, and

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00:47:09

110. Taking Unexpected Poetic Leaps w/ Arleen Paré

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/09/22

Arleen Paré stops by to chat about her latest poetry collection, encrypted. Andrew asks about Coleridge and video games. It's a fun time!Arleen Paré is a writer with ten collections of poetry, based in Victoria, BC. She has been short-listed for the BC Dorothy Livesay Award for Poetry and has won the American Golden Crown Award for Poetry, the Victoria Butler Book Prize, a CBC Bookie Award, and a Governor Generals’ Award for Poetry.Andrew French is a poet from North Vancouver, British Columbia

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109. Werewolves, Myth, and Manuscripts w/ Estlin McPhee

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/08/31

Estlin McPhee returns to the podcast to chat about their debut collection, In Your Nature. Andrew asks about werewolves and community. It's a good listen!--Estlin McPhee is a writer and librarian who lives on the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. They hold an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and are the author of the poetry chapbook Shapeshifters (Rahila’s Ghost Press, 2018). For many years, they co-organized REVERB, a

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108. Connection and Community w/ Natalie Lim

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/07/18

Natalie Lim is back with her debut poetry collection, Elegy for Opportunity! Andrew talks about capturing connection in poems. It's a great reunion!--Natalie Lim (she/her) is a Chinese-Canadian poet living on the unceded, traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples (Vancouver, BC). She is the author of a full-length book of poetry, Elegy for Opportunity (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025) and a chapbook, arrhythmia (Rahila's Ghost Press, 2022). Winner of the 2018 CBC

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107. Finding Useful Feedback w/ Tolu Oloruntoba

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/05/14

Tolu Oloruntoba returns to chat about his third poetry collection, Unravel. Andrew asks about getting "good" feedback. It's a "good" one!--Tolu Oloruntoba was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, where he studied and practiced medicine. He is the author of three collections of poetry, The Junta of Happenstance, winner of the Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General’s Literary Award, Each One a Furnace, a Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize finalist, and most recently, Unravel.--Andrew

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106. Towards a Final Form w/ Marc Perez

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/04/16

Marc Perez comes on the show to talk about chapbooks, form, and his debut full-length poetry collection, Dayo. Andrew asks about finding the right form for your poem. It's a great time!--Chapbook launch info: Featuring Marc Perez , Andrew French, and Kevin Spenst! See you on Saturday, April 19, 5pm at the Teck Gallery SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver.--Marc Perez is the author of Dayo (Brick Books, 2024) and the chapbook, Domus (Anstruther Press, 2025). His work has appeared in The Fiddlehead,

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105. "Getting Uncomfortable in Your Poems" w/ MA|DE...

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/03/19

MA|DE (Mark Laliberte & Jade Wallace) pop by to talk about their debut collaborative full-length poetry collection, ZZOO. Andrew tries to wrap their head around writing with another person. It's a fun one!--Subscribe to get Andrew's 3rd chapbook, Buoyhood, at this link and come to the launch alongside chapbooks from Marc Perez and Kevin Spenst! April 19, 5pm, Teck Gallery SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver.--MA|DE (est. 2018) is a collaborative writing entity, a unity of two voices fused into a

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00:58:57

104. Is Your Book Too Long? (w/ Annick MacAskill)

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2025/02/22

Annick MacAskill is back to talk compiling her latest collection, Votive (Gaspereau Press). Andrew asks about book length and queer poems. It's a good one!--Annick MacAskill is the author of four full-length books of poetry, including Shadow Blight (Gaspereau Press, 2022), which won the Governor General's Award. Her most recent collection is Votive (Gaspereau Press, 2024). She is also the publisher of Opaat Press, a micropress focused on publishing pamphlets of individual poems. MacAskill

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103. "Best Canadian Poetry 2025" w/ ed. Aislinn...

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2025/01/28

Aislinn Hunter joins Andrew to talk about editing Best Canadian Poetry 2025. Four featured poets read their poems from the anthology. Andrew asks about the monumental task of editing BCP25 and poetry more generally. It’s a fun one!-- Aislinn Hunter is an award-winning novelist and poet and the author of eight highly acclaimed books including the novels ’The Certainties’ – a bestseller shortlisted for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize – and ‘The World Before Us’ – a NYT Editor’s Choice book, a Guardian

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102. When is a Poem Finished? w/ Rob Madden

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/12/23

Rob Madden joins Andrew to discuss grief and masculinity, writing alongside photography, and his chapbook second hand smoke (Pinhole Poetry, 2024). It’s a rich discussion!-- Rob Madden is a writer living on the traditional and unceded territories of the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations in the City of North Vancouver, BC. His chapbook second hand smoke was published in 2024 by Pinhole Poetry, and has had work published in Grain, Prairie Fire, SubTerrain and other literary magazines. He holds a

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101. Bird Books and Building a Collection w/ Anita...

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/12/11

Anita Lahey drops by to record an episode, live at the Fraser Valley Writer’s Festival! Andrew asks about birds, finding anthology editors, and Anita’s latest poetry collection, While Supplies Last. It's a fun lil’ convo!-- Anita Lahey’s latest poetry collection, While Supplies Last, was published by Véhicule Press in 2023. She’s also co-author, with Pauline Conley, of the 2023 graphic novel-in-verse Fire Monster (Palimpsest Press). Her 2020 memoir, The Last Goldfish: a True Tale of Friendship

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100. A Poetry Celebration! w/ Estlin McPhee, Kyle...

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/11/18

The 100th episode(!) of Page Fright, in which Andrew hosts a live reading featuring four poets (Estlin McPhee, Kyle McKillop, Jane Shi, and Rob Taylor) at Massy Arts Society to celebrate 5 years and 100 episodes of poetry interviews! The poets share their writing with the audience, and Andrew gets overwhelmed!-- Estlin McPhee is a writer and librarian who lives on the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Estlin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the

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99. Poetry as Utopia w/ Lauren Peat

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/11/11

Lauren Peat comes onto the show to talk about her first poetry chapbook, Future Tense. Andrew asks about ending poems with questions. It's a curious chat!-- DETAILS: Lauren's Vancouver chapbook launch, hosted by Andrew! -- Lauren Peat is a writer, translator, and teacher. Her poems and translations have appeared in journals such as Arc Poetry Magazine, Asymptote, No Tokens, The Malahat Review, and World Literature Today. Her writing, in both English and French, is also featured in the repertoire of

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98. A Decade of Chapbooks w/ Jim Johnstone

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/10/22

Jim Johnstone joins the show to discuss his new poetry anthology celebrating 10 years of Anstruther Press, The Anstruther Reader. Andrew asks about chapbooks, full-lengths, and turning off "editor brain." It's an informative chat!-- REGISTER: PAGE FRIGHT LIVE! AT THE FRASER VALLEY WRITER'S FESTIVAL -- Jim Johnstone is a Toronto-based poet, editor, and critic. He is the author of seven collections of poetry, most recently The King of Terrors (Coach House Books, 2023), as well as a collection of

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97. Cosmic Love Poems w/ Manahil Bandukwala

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/10/14

Manahil Bandukwala pops into the Zoom studio to talk about her second poetry collection, Heliotropia. Andrew admits to never seeing Star Trek and plans to jump in midway through, just to understand a poem. It's an episode blooming with great poems! -- Manahil Bandukwala is a writer and visual artist based in Ottawa and Mississauga, Ontario. She is the author of Heliotropia (Brick Books, 2024) and MONUMENT (Brick Books, 2022), which was shortlisted for the 2023 Gerald Lampert Award, and was selected

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96. Having Fun in Your Poems w/ Natasha Ramoutar

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/09/25

Natasha Ramoutar is back to talk about her new poetry collection, Baby Cerberus. Andrew emphasizes the fun they've had writing lately. It's truly a fun one!-- Natasha Ramoutar is a writer of Indo-Guyanese descent from Toronto. Her debut collection of poetry, Bittersweet, published in 2020 by Mawenzi House, was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. She was the co-editor of Feel Ways, an anthology of Scarborough literature. She is a senior editor with Augur Magazine and serves

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95. Queer Longing w/ Amanda Merpaw

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/08/29

Amanda Merpaw drops in to talk about her debut poetry collection, Most of All the Wanting. Andrew asks about poetry as a queer art form. It's a great time!-- Attend Page Fright: A Poetry Reading & Celebration (Sept 20 6-8pm at Massy Arts Society in Vancouver) -- Amanda Merpaw (she/her) is a writer, editor, and translator. She is the author of the chapbook Put the Ghosts Down Between Us (2021), and her writing has appeared in Arc Poetry Magazine, carte blanche, CV2, Grain, Prairie Fire,

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94. Movement Poems w/ Hannah Siden

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/08/19

Hannah Siden zooms in to discuss writing tips and movement poetry! Andrew talks about moving from the journal to a computer and back again. It's a fun chat!-- Hannah Siden is a writer and filmmaker living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations (Vancouver, BC). Her poetry has been published in PRISM International, Canthius, Room Magazine, The League of Canadian Poets, Metatron Press and elsewhere. She can be found online at

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93. Finding Hope in What's Heavy w/ Patrick Connors

Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast ·

2024/08/12

Patrick Connors joins the podcast to talk about his second poetry collection, The Long Defeat. Andrew asks about keeping things light. It's a wide-ranging discussion! -- Patrick Connors' first chapbook, Scarborough Songs, was released by Lyricalmyrical Press in 2013, and charted on the Toronto Poetry Map. Other publication credits include: The Toronto Quarterly; Spadina Literary Review; Sharing Spaces; Tamaracks; and Tending the Fire. His first full collection, The Other Life, was released

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