13. John Elizabeth Stintzi

Published: Oct. 16, 2019, 5:11 p.m.

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John Elizabeth Stintzi discusses their scientifically-inclined poetry project Plow Forward the Higgs Field (Rahila\'s Ghost). Andrew is intimidated by talking to somebody who can tell you what a molecule is with some confidence. It\'s really just a great time overall.

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Pre-Order Plow Forward the Higgs Field HERE.

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John Elizabeth Stintzi is a non-binary poet and novelist who was raised on a cattle farm in northwestern Ontario. They are the winner of the 2019 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers from the Writers\' Trust of Canada as well as The Malahat Review\'s 2019 Long Poem Prize. Their work has been published (or is forthcoming) in The Malahat Review, Kenyon Review, Cosmonauts Avenue, and Ploughshares. Their second chapbook of poetry, Plough Forward the Higgs Field, is imminently forthcoming from Rahila\'s Ghost Press this fall, and their debut novel Vanishing Monuments will be released in the spring of 2020 by Arsenal Pulp Press. They currently live with their partner and a dog named Grendel in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Andrew William (A.W.) French is a poet and academic who was born and raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia. French holds a BA in English from Huron University College at Western University, and is pursuing an MA in English at UBC. He writes poems, book reviews, and hosts this very podcast.

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