Poet Talk
A podcast where poets talk. Find out what poets are talking about and why.
Episodes
8 episodes
8 — Poet Talk about Newness
Episode eight marks a transition! This episode of Poet Talk is just Sanna and she explains why. Learn more about new directions, returning to newsletters, and practical and poetic reasons why this poet, at least, is talking about newness.
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7 — Poet Talk about Trees featuring Farah Ghafoor
In episode seven of Poet Talk, Jody and Sanna are joined by award-winning Toronto poet, Farah Ghafoor, to talk about trees.Together, the trio explores photos of snails after the rain; the ethos of commas; power and prestige as barriers t...
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6 — Poet Talk about Swimming featuring Diana Khoi Nguyen
In the sixth episode of Poet Talk, we’re joined by one of our favourite poets: Diana Khoi Nguyen.Together, we explore swimming as both a poetic and life practice. A master class on the body's in...
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5 — Poet Talk about a Poem: "God is an American" by Terrance Hayes
In the last episode of 2024, Jody and Sanna reflect on the first year of the podcast and their own places in writing community. They also do a close reading of one of their favourite poems: “God is an American” by Terrance Hayes. Together, they...
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4 — Poet Talk about Law featuring Chimwemwe Undi
In the fourth episode of Poet Talk, Jody and Sanna talk to poet, linguist and lawyer Chim Undi about language. Why do adults tell certain kids to become lawyers? How do people find themselves in the world of spoken word poetry? From erasure poe...
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3 — Poet Talk about Dogs featuring Jody Chan
In this episode of Poet Talk, Jody and Sanna dive into one of our favourite topics: dogs. What kind of poems would a dog write? How do they see (or smell) the world? The duo share their favourite dog poems and earliest dog memories. From protes...
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2 — Poet Talk about the Parasocial featuring Summer Farah
Welcome to the second episode of Poet Talk! In this episode, Jody and Sanna talk to Palestinian poet, critic and editor Summer Farah about the parasocial. Together, they delve into all things online: video games, prose poems and Tumblr as a cri...
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1 — Poet Talk about Beginnings featuring Jody Chan
Join us for the pilot episode of Poet Talk, a podcast where poets talk. In this episode, future cohosts Jody Chan and Sanna Wani delve into beginnings with questions like, "How does a poem begin?" and "What is the beginning of poetry?" Chan and...
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