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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

With hearty thanks to RussellBooks@bsky.social and UVic Writing for generously supporting Carla Funk's episode.

The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Listen now to Carla Funk's episode! Generously supported by @russellbooks.bsky.social and the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Listen now to Carla Funk's episode! Generously supported by @russellbooks.bsky.social and the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Listen to Toussaint St. Negritude's episode of The Poet Laureate Podcast on any major platform. With thanks to the Belfast Poetry Festival for supporting Toussaint! We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Toussaint St. Negritude on The Poet Laureate Podcast. Listen on any major platform! Generously supported by the Belfast Poetry Festival. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Toussaint St. Negritude, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Belfast Maine: Season 2 Episode 1. Listen for free on all major platforms. Thank you to Belfast Poetry Festival for supporting Toussaint's episode! We acknowledge the support of the Canada for the Arts.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We are thrilled to announce that The Poet Laureate Podcast has been awarded a project grant! This means Season 2 will be a 14-episode journey into the heart of Canadian poetry, with an audio-first publication element. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Poet Laureate Podcast LIVE with smallpress tian & champion of poetry @robmclennan.bsky.social Join our live studio audience. Tickets FREE on Eventbrite. Saturday, April 25 5:30–7:30 PM Doors open at 5:15 PM (for a small 15 min window) Haus of Owl Creation Lab 780 Blanshard St, 4th Floor

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I love it when a poet says something that reorders the whole frame. Toussaint's episode is launching April 22nd!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In studio at Haus of Owl with Toussaint St Negritude, who loved Vancouver Island and our poetry community so much that he might relocate here! His episode is kindly sponsored by Belfast Poetry Festival!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Listen to @zoeidadickinson.bsky.social on the community episode of The Poet Laureate Podcast. Zoe's gorgeous debut collection, Staff Picks for Invertebrates, is out now!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Inaugural Community Episode (2025) Featuring: Jeremy Loveday, Zoe Dickinson, Tracy Wai de Boer & Lorne Daniel. Listen now on all major platforms! www.thepoetlaureatepodcast.com/2466740/epis...

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Welcome to the Inaugural Community Episode of The Poet Laureate Podcast, featuring: @lornedaniel.Bsky.social @zoeidadickinson.bksy.social Jeremy Loveday, & Tracy Wai de Boer. Recorded live at Haus of Owl Creation Lab, this episode celebrates community & the power of shared voice.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Episode Eight: Joanna Streetly | Deep Time, Transformation, and the Ethics of Place. Joanna Streetly, poet, memoirist, and the inaugural Poet Laureate of Tofino, explores the intersections of deep time, personal grief, and the fluid nature of transformation. @joannastreetly.bsky.social

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Episode Eight with Joanna Streetly is generously supported by Mermaid Tales Bookshop. A charming independent bookstore in Tofino, BC, Mermaid Tales is known for its carefully curated collection of novels, local interest reads, and literary treasures.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Episode Eight: Joanna Streetly | Deep Time, Transformation, and the Ethics of Place Joanna Streetly, inaugural Poet Laureate of Tofino. LISTEN NOW on all major platforms.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

In the podcast studio @haus.of.owl with @joannastreetly.bsky.social inaugural Poet Laureate of Tofino, BC. Episode Eight is supported by Mermaid Tales Bookstore!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

In this seventh episode, Kyeren Regehr welcomes Yvonne Blomer—poet, editor, and the fourth Poet Laureate of Victoria. This episode is generously supported by Bolen Books, independently owned and operated by the Bolen family since 1975. @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

In this seventh episode, Kyeren Regehr welcomes Yvonne Blomer—poet, editor, and the fourth Poet Laureate of Victoria. @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social This episode is generously supported by Bolen Books! Independently owned and operated by women of the Bolen family since 1975.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

In studio with @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social recording Episode Seven of The Poet Laureate Podcast!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Episode Seven features Yvonne Blomer, 4th Poet Laureate of Victoria BC. @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social This episode is generously sponsored by Bolen Books and recorded in-studio at Haus of Owl Creation Lab. Launching Oct 22nd!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The inaugural Community Episode of the podcast at Haus of Owl Creation Lab. Poets @zoeidadickinson.bsky.social, Lorne Daniel, Tracy Wai de Boer and Jeremy Loveday, all read poems and talk about their new books! Launching in December. :)

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

"Drew, how do we practice listening to the voice of inspiration?" Listen to Episode Six of The Poet Laureate Podcast, featuring Drew Lavigne, poet laureate of Moncton, NB.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Listen now on all major platforms! Episode Six of The Poet Laureate Podcast featuring Drew Lavigne, poet laureate of Moncton NB is live! This episode is generously sponsored by @fiddlehd.bsky.social: Atlantic Canada’s international literary journal.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Episode Six of The Poet Laureate Podcast featuring Drew Lavigne is supported by The Fiddlehead—Atlantic Canada’s international literary journal. @fiddlehd.bsky.social

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Episode Six of The Poet Laureate Podcast features Drew Lavigne, the Poet Laureate of Moncton, New Brunswick! The episode is generously sponsored by @thefiddleheadca

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

At Haus of Owl Creation Lab recording the next podcast episode!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

"Fiona, would you please tell us about a time poetry offered healing?"

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Episode 5 featuring Fiona Tinwei Lam is sponsored by @thetyee.ca. The Tyee is British Columbia’s award‑winning non-profit, reader‑supported news magazine. Episode 5 is also sponsored by @canadianlit.bsky.social

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

"Fiona, how does making a poem into a film tap into the poem's unconscious resonance?"

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Episode 5 featuring Fiona Tinwei Lam is generously sponsored by @canadianlit.bsky.social, the leading scholarly journal for studies focused on literary and cultural objects produced in or about the lands known as Canada. Episode Five is also sponsored by @thetyee.ca

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Canadian Literature @canadianlit.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Happy Friday, everyone! We're delighted to have sponsored the most recent episode of The Poet Laureate Podcast. In this episode, Kyeren Regehr, the 7th Poet Laureate of Victoria, is joined by Fiona Tinwei Lam, who served as Vancouver's Poet Laureate from 2022-2024. @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

In studio @haus.of.owl with Fiona Tinwei Lam, Vancouver's Poet Laureate 2022-2024. Episode Five is generously sponsored by @canlitjournal and @thetyee, and is launching August 22nd! The Poet Laureate Podcast is recorded on Lekwungen Homelands.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

"Steven, how do poets respond to disturbing times?"

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

In this fourth episode, Kyeren Regehr welcomes Steven Ross Smith— poet, mentor, arts leader, and former Poet Laureate of Banff. One of Canada’s great poetic experimenters, Steven speaks about improvisation and constraint, the sonic body of the poem, and his long-running Flutter Tongue series.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Episode Four is kindly supported by Sage Hill Writing, one of Canada’s leading providers of learning opportunities for professional and emerging creative writers. At Sage Hill, your writing matters. Learn more at sagehillwriting.ca.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

In the podcast studio with phenomenal sound & performance poet, Steven Ross Smith, poet laureate of Banff, 2018-21 (also the Founding Director of Sage Hill Writing Experience & Director of Literary Arts at the Banff Centre. Episode Four is generously sponsored by @sagehillwriting Coming Soon!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

John Barton: What draws you to form? Listen to Episode Three, generously sponsored by The Malahat Review. You can support this iconic Canadian literary journal by subscribing at malahatreview.ca.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

John Barton: What's the measure of a poem's success? Listen to Episode Three on all major platforms--generously sponsored by The Malahat Review.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

John Barton—poet, editor, essayist & the fifth Poet Laureate of Victoria, BC. With unflinching grace & poetic precision, John speaks to the evolution of queer poetics in Canada, the intimate distances of influence & his evolving relationship with formal constraint.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Loved walking into @haus.of.owl and seeing The Poet Laureate Podcast written on the studio whiteboard! Jordan and his team make everyone feel so welcome and supported. Their podcast studio is open for bookings!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

A cornerstone of Canadian letters since 1967, The Malahat Review is published quarterly and showcases exceptional contemporary literary writing from Canada and beyond. The journal has been a vital space for literary excellence and discovery for nearly six decades. Subscriptions: malahatreview.ca.

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

In the podcast studio @haus.of.owl with the inimitable John Barton, first queer male poet laureate of Victoria--HAPPY PRIDE! This episode is generously sponsored by The Malahat Review--you can support this iconic literary journal at www.malahatreview.ca

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Episode Three arriving soon!! John Barton, 5th Poet Laureate of Victoria, first queer male poet laureate of the city!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Episode Two: the sensational Hollay Ghadery! Listen to the full episode on all major platforms. Generously sponsored by Munro's Books Victoria. Recorded in studio at Haus of Owl: Creation Lab on lək̓ʷəŋən homelands. Hollay.bsky.social

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Episode Two: Hollay Ghadery! Listen on all major platforms. ❤️

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

EPISODE TWO! Iranian-Canadian poet & multi-genre writer @hollay.bsky.social, inaugural Poet Laureate of Scugog Township, who speaks with deep honesty & intelligence about poetry as a practice of receptivity, form as a map, & writing as a means of reclaiming enchantment. Sponsored by Munro's Books!

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Haus of Owl: supporting artists to make the best work of their careers. @haus.of.owl

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The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Episode Two of The Poet Laureate Podcast is supported by the generous spirit of Munro’s Books (shipping Canada-wide and Internationally). A literary landmark in downtown Victoria, Munro’s has been a sanctuary for readers and writers alike for over sixty years. munrosbooks.com

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