24. Kyla Jamieson

Published: Feb. 5, 2020, 7 p.m.

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Kyla Jamieson discusses writing poetry after a brain injury. Andrew gets a sneak peek at Kyla\'s forthcoming book. It\'s a really nice time.

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Kyla Jamieson lives and relies on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She is the author of the poetry chapbook Kind of Animal (Rahila\\u2019s Ghost Press, 2019) and was longlisted for the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize. Her work has appeared in magazines and anthologies throughout North America, including Room Magazine, The Vault, ELLE Canada, Peach Mag, The Maynard, Plenitude, and The Account.  Her debut full-length poetry book, Body Count is forthcoming from Nightwood Editions in April 2020. The book placed third in the 2018 Metatron Prize for Rising Authors.

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Andrew French is an author 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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