Andrew French interviews established and emerging authors about breaking through as writers and finding their literary style.
Page Fright: A Literary Podcast
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Andrew French interviews established and emerging authors about breaking through as writers and finding their literary style.
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6/26/2019
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Recent Episodes
May 26, 2026
119. Confrontational Couplets w/ Pujita Verma
<p><strong>Pujita Verma </strong>pops by the virtual studio to discuss her debut poetry collection, <a href="https://www.brickbooks.ca/shop/precedence-by-pujita-verma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">precedence</a>. Andrew talks form and tough topics. It's a fluid convo!</p><p>--</p><p>Pre-order Andrew's new chapbook, <a href="https://pinholepoetry.ca/product/chapbook-fists-youve-called-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Fists You've Called Home</a>!</p><p><strong>--</strong></p><p><strong>Pujita Verma</strong> is a poet and illustrator currently living in London, Ontario. Her work has appeared across the Toronto Transit Commission Network and CBC’s The National. She won awards from the League of Canadian Poets, the Toronto Arts & Letters Club Foundation, and the Eden Mills Writer’s Festival, and was runner-up for the Janice Colbert Poetry Award. Pujita was Mississauga’s Youth Poet Laureate from 2018-2020, and she studied Political Science at Western University. As an active member of London’s literary scene, Pujita is currently serving on the committee for Antler River Poetry.--</p><p><strong>Andrew French</strong> (they/them) is a queer poet from North Vancouver, British Columbia. They have published four chapbooks, most recently <a href="https://pinholepoetry.ca/product/chapbook-fists-youve-called-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Fists You've Called Home</a> (Pinhole Poetry, 2026). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. They have hosted this podcast since 2019.</p>
April 17, 2026
118. Poetry as Empathy Engine w/ Mallory Tater
<p><strong>Mallory Tater </strong>joins Page Fright to talk about her new poetry collection,<a href="https://palimpsestpress.ca/books/lockers-are-for-bearcats-only-mallory-tater/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> Lockers are for Bearcats Only</a>. Andrew's stoked about National Poetry Month. It's a great conversation!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>--</strong></p><p><strong>Mallory Tater</strong> is the author of four books, two collections of poetry and two novels: This Will Be Good, Lockers are for Bearcats Only, The Birth Yard, & Soft Tissue (forthcoming, 2028). She was the publisher of Rahila’s Ghost Press, a now-retired chapbook press. Mallory currently lives in Vancouver, where she teaches at the University of British Columbia’s School of Creative Writing. --</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Andrew French</strong> (They/Them) is a queer poet from North Vancouver, British Columbia. They have published four chapbooks, most recently Buoyhood (Alfred Gustav Press, 2025) and Fists You've Called Home (Pinhole Poetry, forthcoming 2026). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. They have hosted this podcast since 2019.</p>
April 2, 2026
117. Making Life Come Alive w/ Christina Shah
<p><strong>Christina Shah </strong>is here to discuss her debut full-length poetry collection, <a href="https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9780889715028?srsltid=AfmBOoomGtvWwqcMBXksFWbKCaFrd70KpxntLkYsFjS9iHW7fNLtY6MA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">if: prey, then: huntress</a>. Andrew's wondering about how to stop yapping on and on in their poems. It's a fun one!</p><p><strong>--</strong></p><p><strong>Christina Shah </strong>lives in New Westminster and works in heavy industry, where she drinks from the firehose of knowledge. Her poetry has appeared in numerous Canadian literary journals, including The Fiddlehead, Vallum, Arc, Grain, PRISM international, EVENT, The Malahat Review, The Antigonish Review and elsewhere. Her poem, ‘they canned a good man today’, was shortlisted for The Fiddlehead’s 2021 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize. Her poem, ‘interior bar, 1986’, was selected for Best Canadian Poetry 2023. She is one-fifth of the <a href="https://harbourcentre5.wixsite.com/poetry/blank-1" target="_blank">Harbour Centre 5</a> poetry collective, whose chapbook, Brine, was released in 2022. Her first videopoem, ‘rig veda’ (in collaboration with videographer <a href="https://vancouverreviewmedia.com/rig-veda-christina-shah/" target="_blank">Mark Mushet</a>), was translated into Spanish and screened at the 2023 <a href="http://www.cinemistica.com/#programa" target="_blank">Cinemística</a> festival in Granada, Spain, and the 2023 <a href="https://www.versidiluce.it/il-programma-2023/" target="_blank">Versi Di Luce</a> festival in Modica, Sicily. <a href="http://www.anstrutherpress.com/new-products/rig-veda-by-christina-shah" target="_blank">rig veda</a>, her first solo chapbook (Anstruther Press), was released in 2023. if: prey, then: huntress (Nightwood Editions, 2025) is her first full-length collection. She has some strong opinions on soft pretzels.--</p><p><strong>Andrew French</strong> (They/Them) is a queer poet from North Vancouver, British Columbia. They have published four chapbooks, most recently Buoyhood (Alfred Gustav Press, 2025) and Fists You've Called Home (Pinhole Poetry, forthcoming 2026). Andrew holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University and an MA in English from UBC. They have hosted this podcast since 2019.</p>
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