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Alice Major - Shaping the Sounds of Language
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Today’s guest is a former poet laureate in Canada, author, and essayist, Alice Major. She’s published eleven collections of poetry, two novels for young adults, and an award-winning collection of essays about poetry and science.
Her work has appeared in a variety of anthologies, and she’s active in many literary and arts organizations all over Canada.
We spoke about the creations of associations in our world and how words and language contain a sound and shape that can be played with and formed. We talked about how poetry isn’t just about the words, but the part as a whole and how it flows piece to piece.
You can submit your questions to Ben here: https://www.speakpipe.com/BenFolds
And check out the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ix6szTyjg3vmx1sIj-Vfw
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
52 episodes
Manage episode 298118260 series 2908274
Today’s guest is a former poet laureate in Canada, author, and essayist, Alice Major. She’s published eleven collections of poetry, two novels for young adults, and an award-winning collection of essays about poetry and science.
Her work has appeared in a variety of anthologies, and she’s active in many literary and arts organizations all over Canada.
We spoke about the creations of associations in our world and how words and language contain a sound and shape that can be played with and formed. We talked about how poetry isn’t just about the words, but the part as a whole and how it flows piece to piece.
You can submit your questions to Ben here: https://www.speakpipe.com/BenFolds
And check out the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ix6szTyjg3vmx1sIj-Vfw
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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