Ray Hsu Featured Poet from Canada!
Ray Hsu
Ray Hsu is a rockstar who happens to write books. Ray is the author of Anthropy (winner of the Gerald Lampert Award) and Cold Sleep Permanent Afternoon. At last count he has published over a hundred and twenty-five poems in over forty journals internationally. He taught writing for over two years in a US prison. He now teaches at the University of British Columbia, where he collaborates across disciplines, districts, and dinner tables. Catch him at thewayofray.com
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World Poetry Cafe Radio Show Hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Lucia Gorea welcomed Ray to the radio show on April 26th. Host Alejandro Mujica-Olea was ill and could not attend.
Dr. Ray Hsu was representing our two honoured partners Ricepaper Magazine and the Canadian Asian Writers Workshop at the World Poetry International Festival as well as reading his own beautiful and unique poetry. We would like to thank Ray for becoming a member of the World Poetry Cafe Radio Show and helping to keep us on the air!
Click here to listen to this special interview which includes a poem by an inmate in prison where Ray was working. Dr. Hsu will be reading at the World Poetry International Festival in Richmond BC. on May 15Th. For more information about the festival click on the festival at the top of the tool bar. Also if you want to register to read, use the registration form under the countdown button.
Ray says: “Here is the web address to a poem-map I’ve co-written with collaborator Katie Fedosenko:”
bit.ly/cRo2Xn
Photo credit by Clare Yow.
Dimitris P. Kraniotis is an award-winning Greek poet and is featured on the show with his e-poems.
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