Podcasts about shazia hafiz ramji

Shazia Hafiz Ramji talks with Andrew about poetry and listening. Andrew learns what fractals are (thanks Shazia!) and reflects on fifty episodes of Page Fright. It's a wonderful time! ----- Listen to more episodes of Page Fright here. Follow the podcast on Twitter here. Follow the podcast on Instagram here. ----- Shazia Hafiz Ramji’s writing has been shortlisted for the 2020 Bridport Prize for International Creative Writing and nominated for the 2020 Pushcart Prizes. It has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry 2019, Maisonneuve, Gutter: the magazine of new Scottish and international writing, and is forthcoming in EVENT and Vallum. She is the author of Port of Being, a finalist for the 2019 Vancouver Book Award, BC Book Prizes, Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, and winner of the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. She is at work on a novel. ----- Andrew French is an author from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of one chapbook, Do Not Discard Ashes (845 Press, 2020). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode Megan chats with poet Shazia Hafiz Ramji. Shazia reads from her book of poetry Port of Being which was nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Prize. Shazia also talks about her family learning about some of her truths through her book and her writing, and how that shaped their relationship now. Megan and Shazia also discuss the novel that Shazia is currently working on. This episode was recorded in late-August in Megan's kitchen after Shazia was in Powell River for a reading at the Powell River Public Library. At the time when Megan and Shazia talked, Megan's peach tree was heavy with fresh fruit so any background noise can be linked to her husband picking peaches outside the kitchen window. ABOUT SHAZIA HAFIZ RAMJI: Shazia Hafiz Ramji is the author of Port of Being, a finalist for the 2019 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Her writing has recently appeared in Poetry Northwest, Music & Literature, and Canadian Literature. She is a columnist for Open Book and is currently at work on a novel. ABOUT THE HOSTS: Megan Cole is a writer based in Powell River, British Columbia. She also works at the Powell River Public Library as the teen services coordinator where she gets to combine her love for books and writing with a love for her community. Megan has worked as a freelance journalist and is working on a memoir which tackles themes of gender and mental health. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com ABOUT THE PODCAST: The BC and Yukon Podcast, tentatively titled *Writing the Coast*, is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Sean Cranbury and Megan Cole.

Shazia Hafiz Ramji wonders whether people write naked or not. Andrew stumbles through the show's first interview. Everybody is happy. ----- Shazia Hafiz Ramji’s first book, Port of Being (Invisible Publishing), received the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry and was chosen by CBC as one of the best Canadian poetry books of 2018. Her fiction and criticism have appeared in The Humber Literary Review and Quill & Quire, respectively. She held a writing residency with Open Book in the spring of 2019. She lives on unceded Coast Salish land (Vancouver) where works as a publishing consultant and editor for various presses across Canada.

First hour featuring and tied to a November 19th book launch and reading event at Novel Idea Bookstore, featuring the fall release of 3 Invisible Publishing books, you’ll hear 3 interviews I’d conducted with the authors that afternoon ahead of it — Shazia Hafiz Ramji, Susannah M. Smith, and H.B. Hogan. The interviews were rearranged Continue Reading

The year's almost over, but there's one episode left with completely outstanding guest, writer, editor, and beautiful human Shazia Hafiz Ramji! We talk about her poetry collection, Port of Being, talking and not talking about craft, literary tours, what it's like to talk about the hard stuff you wrote, creepy men, otters and koi, Marisa Tomei and there's even some special Gritty content. Wishing you all Merry Gritmas and a delightful new year.

Award winning poet Shazia Hafiz Ramji joins co-hosts RC Weslowski and Kevin Spenst to read from her new book Port of Being (Invisible Publishing 2018), and talk about addiction, writing trauma at a slant, the influence of Vito Acconci's Following Piece on the book, and interviewing writers writing through an intersectional lens.

As always this episode truly takes you behind the scenes of a literary journal—in this case, it’s a University-based journal in the centre of controversy. (Below, we link to articles that will provide some background, though you don’t need to know all the minutiae of this story to listen to the episode.) We also talk about Shazia’s really laudable efforts to make sure underrepresented writers are welcome with open arms into the pages of PRISM, and my sixth-grade self jumped in glee when she talked about how being a writer is a lot like being a spy-explorer. We also discuss emotional urgency in poetry, literary criticism, and you’ll come away with a better sense of what working with a dream editor is like and what kind of poems you should never submit to Shazia. PRISM is the oldest literary magazine in western Canada. Published quarterly in Vancouver, British Columbia, its mandate is to publish the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world.  Writing from PRISM has been featured in Best American Stories, Best American Essays and The Journey Prize Stories, amongst other noted publications. It is edited by MFA students in the Creative Writing Program, UBC. Shazia Hafiz Ramji received the 2017 Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry and was a finalist for the 2018 Alberta Magazine Awards and the 2016 National Magazine Awards. Her writing has been longlisted for The Fiddlehead’s Short Fiction contest and has recently appeared in Quill & Quire, Metatron’s ALPHA, and Hamilton Arts & Letters. Her first chapbook is Prosopopoeia (Anstruther Press, 2017) and her debut book of poetry, Port of Being, is forthcoming from Invisible Press in fall 2018. Credits Host: Rachel Thompson Sound Editor: Mica Lemiski Produced by Room magazine and Rachel Thompson

As always this episode truly takes you behind the scenes of a literary journal—in this case, it’s a University-based journal in the centre of controversy. (Below, we link to articles that will provide some background, though you don’t need to know all the minutiae of this story to listen to the episode.) We also talk about Shazia’s really laudable efforts to make sure underrepresented writers are welcome with open arms into the pages of PRISM, and my sixth-grade self jumped in glee when she talked about how being a writer is a lot like being a spy-explorer. We also discuss emotional urgency in poetry, literary criticism, and you’ll come away with a better sense of what working with a dream editor is like and what kind of poems you should never submit to Shazia. PRISM is the oldest literary magazine in western Canada. Published quarterly in Vancouver, British Columbia, its mandate is to publish the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world.  Writing from PRISM has been featured in Best American Stories, Best American Essays and The Journey Prize Stories, amongst other noted publications. It is edited by MFA students in the Creative Writing Program, UBC. Shazia Hafiz Ramji received the 2017 Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry and was a finalist for the 2018 Alberta Magazine Awards and the 2016 National Magazine Awards. Her writing has been longlisted for The Fiddlehead’s Short Fiction contest and has recently appeared in Quill & Quire, Metatron’s ALPHA, and Hamilton Arts & Letters. Her first chapbook is Prosopopoeia (Anstruther Press, 2017) and her debut book of poetry, Port of Being, is forthcoming from Invisible Press in fall 2018. Credits Host: Rachel Thompson Sound Editor: Mica Lemiski Produced by Room magazine and Rachel Thompson

In this episode we talk to award-winning Vancouver poet and writer Shazia Hafiz Ramji about her three consecutive stints as a guide for Infinite Jest online community reads (Poor Yorick's Summer, Sacred Jest, and the recent Ennet House), as well as her own writing and the influence of DFW. You can find her on Twitter at @Shazi_R Her chapbook is Prosopopoeia Poor Yorick's Summer on Twitter at @poor_summer Sacred Jest on Twitter at @SacredJest Ennet House on Twitter at @infinitejestyvr 

We interview director Chris Adams and actress Kyra Leroux from Bring on Tomorrow Co.'s 13: The Musical, talk a little about Vancouver Fringe -- Katharine Ferns is in Stitches, interview UBC MFA Theatre and Creative Writing graduate Megan Andres and her thesis play workshop Behind the Door, and hang out with the three cool brunettes from Word Vancouver 2017: Dina Del Bucchia, Leanne Dunic, and Shazia Hafiz Ramji. Content warning is advised for mentions of drug use, domestic violence, and depression. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

Kevin and Pam chat with Shazia Hafiz Ramji about poems and subjects from her book Prosopopoeia that later won the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry.