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Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
It’s the January Howl Open Mic, hosted by Valentino Assenza & featuring the work of those that submitted
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Tonight’s interviews are going to be conducted by Hollay Ghadery. She welcomes poets Sheniz Janmohamed & Michael Fraser discussing the topic of humility in the face of being an artist.
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Host Valentino Assenza welcomes Stephen Humphrey talks about his science book “Paths Of Pollen” (McGill-Queens University Publishing). Also on the show Hollay Ghadery joins us to tell us what she loves about CanLit and why she’s generously joining the Howl team.
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Host Valentino Assenza welcomes poet George Elliott Clarke & composer James Rolfe to talk about their latest collaboration “Wound Turned To Light”: An album taking the poems of select poems and composing them to song. Also on the show the founder of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble Ritesh Das to talk about his latest single “Forgiveness Of Trees” in collaboration with Canadian rocker Bif Naked & guitarist Ash Ravens.
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Our first show of 2024 hosted by Valentino Assenza features poets Spencer Butt talking about his new book “It Is What It Is, What Is It” (Now Or Never Publishing), & Kyo Lee the youngest winner of 2023 CBC Poetry Prize talking about her award winning poem “Lotus Flower Blooming Into Breasts”
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
The last show of 2023 will be the December Howl Open Mic. Hosted by Valentino Assenza & featuring the poetry of all those that submitted.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Host Valentino Assenza welcomes poets Donna Langevin & Kate Rogers talking about their co-authored forthcoming poetry chapbook “Homeless City” (Aeolus House) launching as part of the Art Bar Poetry Series on January 8 2024 to at the Free Times Cafe in support of the Daily Bread Food Bank. Also on the show Evan Levite, Kaelin Chase, Evan Levite, & Max McGill band members of “Full Thottle” talk about their new EP “Premature.”
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Host Valentino Assenza welcomes poet John-Peter Portelli talking about his book “Here Was” (Word & Deed Publishing). Also on the show poet Michael Granat a.k.a. Moses Mendelson talking about his poetry book “Maiden Voyage To The Whirligig Of All”
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Host Valentino Assenza welcomes Alison Li to talk about her book “Wondrous Transformations” (University Of North Carolina Press). Also on the show Virus The Poet talking about his “Poetry Is Motion: Mind, Body, & Soul” (Elisely Books)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
It’s the November Howl Open Mic hosted by Valentino Assenza and featuring poetry of all those that submitted.