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TIA House · The Final Episode 57: Rebecca Geleyn and Mikka Jacobsen interview Larissa Lai Introduction For this final episode of TIA House Talks, Rebecca Geleyn and Mikka Jacobsen sit down with Larissa Lai to discuss the progression, transformation, and adaption of the TIA House Project over the last nine years. Larissa talks about the inception of this project, inspired by creative and community spaces, as well as the connections between TIA House and Larissa’s creative works, specifically The…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-56-marc-lynch-interviews-warren-cariou/ 2023-09-19T12:16:05.000Z

TIA House · Episode 56: Marc Lynch interviews Cariou Interview Introduction In this episode, Warren Cariou and Marc Lynch discuss the relationships between land, story, memory, and history. They also talk about Indigenous masculinities, poetry as a form of discourse, and petrography as both critical and creative practice.4 Bios Marc Herman Lynch is a mixed-race writer currently doing a PhD student at the University of Calgary and serving as president of filling Station magazine. Each summer he w…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-55-mahmoud-ababneh-interviews-jael-richardson/ 2023-07-15T16:52:11.000Z

TIA House · Episode 55 Jael Richardson interviewed by Mahmoud Ababneh Introduction Jael Richardson talks about the beginnings of the Festival of Literary Diversity, popularly known as FOLD. She talks about the challenges of decentering whiteness and the joy of prioritizing marginalized voices. Jael also discusses her books Gutter Child , The Stone Thrower, and The Hockey Jersey . She shares nuances of writing dystopia, the privileges of growing up middle class in Brampton, Ontario, finding Black…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-54-marc-lynch-interviews-wakefield-brewster/ 2023-07-04T06:48:28.000Z

TIA House · Episode 54: Marc Lynch Interviews Wakefield Brewster.mp3 Introduction : In this interview, Wakefield Brewster talks with Marc Herman Lynch about the origins of his various monikers such as the “word wizard” and the “lyrical pitbull,” living in Toronto, and how race has shaped his work. Brewster also discusses the differences between “spoken word” or poetry for performance and poetry for the page. Teaching is likewise important for Brewster, who didn’t see teachers like him in classes…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-53-tia-house-reads-vol-2/ 2023-06-15T14:18:01.000Z

TIA House · Episode 53: TIA House Reads Anthology Vol. 2 Introduction A few months ago, TIA House Talks published the first episode of an anthology series that showcased the creative work of a few of the authors our team has had the privilege of interviewing. This is the second episode in the reading mini-series, featuring work by Yilin Wang, Isabella Wang, Lydia Kwa, Fred Wah, Wakefield Brewster, Warren Cariou, and Amy LeBlanc, whose interviews are now available episodes of TIA House Talks. Bio…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-52-amy-leblanc-interviews-sydney-hegele/ 2023-06-05T14:22:32.000Z

TIA House · Episode 52 Amy Leblanc Interviews Sydney Hegele Introduction In this interview, Amy Leblanc and Sydney Hegele enter into generously powerful conversations about their creative practice, the pitfalls and complexities, the struggle and pain, and the exploratory processes that emerge in the craft. Using Hegele’s award-winning book , The Pump , as a jumping-off point, Sydney discusses the complexities of small towns and their interconnection with the gothic: how identity and place are so…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-51-marc-lynch-interviews-fawn-parker/ 2023-05-02T07:20:40.000Z

TIA House · Episode 51: Marc Lynch interviews Fawn Parker Introduction In this interview, Parker discusses her experience as a Ph.D. Student at The University of New Brunswick, As well as her career through such publications as Bad Nudes Magazines and Bad Nudes Books, the founding of her band Pet Play. Parker expands on her writing process, and her differing approaches to prose and poetry both inside and outside academic institutions, and finally, Marc and Fawn discuss the culture of Canlit, and…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-50-ben-ghan-interviews-kim-fu/ 2023-04-16T14:35:28.000Z

TIA House · Episode 50: Ben Ghan interviews Kim Fu Introduction In this interview, Kim Fu and Ben Berman Ghan discuss Fu’s short story collection Lesser-Known Monsters of the 21 st Century , including (spoiler alert!) the lost tale that almost made it into the collection. Together, Fu and Ghan explore the speculative writing space (as readers and writers and editors) and share their inspirations, anxieties, and communities. Bios Kim Fu is the author of the story collection Lesser Known Monsters…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-49-mahmoud-ababneh-interviews-kazim-ali/ 2023-04-01T22:08:17.000Z

TIA House · Episode 49: Mahmoud Ababneh interviews Kazim Ali Introduction In this interview, Mahmoud Ababneh talks with Kazim Ali on a number of pressing issues from the struggle to answer the question “where are you from?”, to diaspora, to the literal (jurídico-political) and philosophical (cultural distance) impediments that migrants face, as well as the paradoxical stance that immigrants have with settler nations and Indigenous communities. In the discussion of his book Northern Light: Power,…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-48-a-conversation-between-dania-idriss-and-omar-ramadan/ 2023-03-01T18:22:11.000Z

TIA House · Episode 48 A Conversation Between Dania Idriss And Omar Ramadan Introduction: In this conversation, Dania Idriss and Omar Ramadan talk about the tangled roots of language, translation, and history, how institutional money talks, and about being Muslim Arab creative writers in the academy. They discuss influences and anxieties that factor into their research and writing. Bios Dania Idriss is a Lebanese-Canadian author and a doctoral student in the Department of English at the Universi…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-47-shuyin-yu-interviews-fred-wah/ 2023-02-15T21:59:42.000Z

TIA House · Episode 47: Shuyin Yu interviews Fred Wah Introduction: In this interview, Fred Wah and Shuyin Yu discuss the conference, named after one of his first books, “Alley Alley Home Free,” held in Calgary to celebrate Wah’s retirement. Wah provides a detailed context for his Archival Tape. He also reflects on his relationship with bpNichol, Dennis Johnson, Hiromi Goto, Lisa Robertson and others. Yu and Wah discuss Wah's writing process over the year and his views on digital humanities. We…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-46-part2-shazia-hafiz-ramji-interviews-david-chariandy/ 2023-02-01T19:10:13.000Z

TIA House · Episode 46 part 2: Shazia Hafiz Ramji interviews David Chariandy Introduction In the second part of this interview, David Chariandy continues his conversation with Shazia Hafiz Ramji. They discuss various engaging subjects. The academy, theory, and research-creation discourse are some of the topics they addressed. David also talks about his forthcoming two books. He expands on the concepts of the technology of seeing and the colonial gaze and their connection with the representation…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-46-shazia-hafiz-ramji-interviews-david-chariandy-part-1/ 2023-01-15T22:54:55.000Z

TIA House · Episode 46: Shazia Hafiz Ramji interviews David Chariandy Introduction In the first episode of this two-part interview, David Chariandy describes his writing process and as well his fraught relationship with narrative conventions, particularly as they are prescribed by institutions. This interview is, in one word, “generous.” Shazia Hafiz Ramji and Chariandy cover such vast terrain from the ways emotions are commodified, to the responses of his work across continents, his own love of…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-45-ryan-stearne-interviews-lydia-kwa/ 2022-12-31T13:23:46.000Z

TIA House · Episode 45: Ryan Stearne interviews Lydia Kwa Introduction: In this interview, Ryan Stern and Lydia Kwa talk about the origins of and the characters in Kwa’s duology: The Walking Boy and Oracle Bone. In particular, they focus on the fox spirits in her work and other contemporary works. The conversation touches on various subjects such as female characters, Chinese literary tradition, history and storytelling. At the end of the interview, Kwa also discusses her newest book A Dream Wan…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-44-a-conversation-between-yilin-wang-and-isabella-wang/ 2022-12-15T17:11:39.000Z

TIA House · Episode 44 A Conversation between Yilin Wang and Isabella Wang Introduction In this interview, Yilin Wang and Isabella Wang explore the nuances of languages as practices. They discuss their latest works and how they are managing during the pandemic. They also explore their paths relating to languages through their experiences involving immigration, translation, poetic study, and more. Along the way, they share their interest in the different forms of Ghazal and a kind of women’s scri…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-43-a-conversation-with-ryan-fitzpatrick-and-nikki-reimer/ 2022-12-01T23:00:35.000Z

TIA House · Episode 43 A conversation between Ryan Fitzpatrick and Nikki Reimer TIA House presents a conversation between Ryan Fitzpatrick and Nikki Reimer. BIOS Ryan Fitzpatrick is a poet and critic living in Toronto/Tkaronto. His critical work centres on questions of spatial production, emergence, intimacy, and assemblage as they relate to contemporary poetics. He recently completed a PhD at Simon Fraser University and a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Toronto Scarborough. He is…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-42-mahmoud-ababneh-interviews-anahita-jamali-rad/ 2022-11-16T14:03:10.000Z

TIA House · Episode 42 Mahmoud Ababneh Interviews Anahita Jamali Rad Introduction In this interview, Anahita Jamali Rad discusses their poetry in relation to the vampiric elements of capitalism, the disposability of bodies, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified both. Rad also treats us to a reading of poems from their collection, still , and a discussion of resistance in political movements and mobilization, intertextuality, and subjectivity. BIOS Mahmoud Ababneh is pursuing a Ph.D. in Eng…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-41-mahmoud-ababneh-interviews-bertrand-bickersteth/ 2022-11-01T21:19:45.000Z

TIA House · Episode 41 Mahmoud Ababneh interviews Bertrand Bickersteth Introduction Speaking with Mahmoud Ababneh, Bertrand Bickersteth speaks about his personal history and his research into Black histories that have been (and continue to be) neglected, illuminating his own fraught relationship with the prairies. The insightful and engaging conversation spans the mechanics of writing, Black history, Historied soil, land and identity. Bertrand also discusses how his book, The Response of Weeds:…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-40-ryan-stearne-interviews-amy-leblanc/ 2022-10-15T21:53:46.000Z

TIA House · Episode 40: Ryan Stearne interviews Amy LeBlanc Introduction In this interview, Amy LeBlanc discusses her prose and poetry writings. She focuses on her fascination with horror and botany. She also explores the significance of community for writers in Alberta. Moreover, LeBlanc talks about the importance of embodied women and bringing their bodies back into certain poems. We will also enjoy listening to Leblanc reading some of her poems in this episode. Bios Ryan Stearne is a PhD stud…

https://tiahouse.ca/episode-39-joshua-whitehead-interviews-john-elizabeth-stintzi/ 2022-10-03T11:45:04.000Z

TIA House · Episode 39 Joshua Whitehead Interviews John Stintzi Introduction In this interview of John Elizabeth Stintzi by Joshua Whitehead, the two authors reminisce about their time together in Winnipeg and how the experiences with and in the city have informed their practices. John speaks about their draw to the prairies, the tension between urban and rural Queerness, and the importance of writing the rural. As well, John discusses the complexities facing the Queer, or marginalized writer, i…