S2E7 Celebrating National Poetry Month: A Conversation with White Settler-Nehiyaw Writer Selina Boan

Hello everyone and happy National Poetry Month! This month, we are so excited to be chatting with Selina Boan. Selina is a white settler-nehiyaw writer currently living on the traditional and unceded territories of the thexʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-waututh), and sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) peoples. Her debut poetry collection, Undoing Hours, was published in Spring 2021 by Nightwood Editions. Her work has been published widely, including The Best Canadian Poetry 2018 and 2020. She has received several honours, including the 2017 National Magazine Award for Poetry, and was a finalist for the 2020 CBC poetry award. She is a poetry editor for CV2 and Rahila’s Ghost Press.

Today’s episode is a really special one that includes intimate performances of three poems from Selina’s book! We dive into so many themes throughout this episode, from language, to education and decolonization, to the intimacy of poetry and so much more. This is a joyful, deep, and loving conversation about celebrating who you are and celebrating others and their joy. Plug in your earphones and get listening!

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