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Radio — Literature, art, and the remembrance of state violence

Shahrzad Mojab is an activist and an academic at the University of Toronto. She was recently involved in the publication of a book called Lives Lost: In Search of a New Tomorrow, a translation of a powerful poem by Iranian poet Saeed … Continue reading

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Radio — Activism and poetry: Halifax’s first Indigenous poet laureate

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/310058238-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-183-sep-212016-activism-and-poetry-halifaxs-first-indigenous-poet-laureate.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh speaks with Rebecca Thomas. She is a Mi’kmaq woman, an activist, and a poet, and she is also the first Indigenous person to be the poet laureate of the … Continue reading

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Radio — Radical poetry: An interview with Halifax’s El Jones

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309560895-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-33-oct-92013-radical-poetry-an-interview-with-halifaxs-el-jones.mp3]   On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, spoken word activist El Jones speaks about poetry and social change.   Jones is a poet. She is, in fact, the current poet laureate of the Halifax Regional Municipality. However, … Continue reading

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