# Alice Major
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alice major is a Canadian poet, writer, and essayist, who served as poet laureate of Edmonton, Alberta. During her tenure as poet laureate, she founded the Edmonton Poetry Festival in 2006. She continues to serve on the Board of Directors for the Edmonton Poetry Festival Society as President.Major emigrated from Scotland with her sister at the age of eight, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario before working as a weekly newspaper reporter in central British Columbia.
DU: A Haunted History (Rose Room Bonus Episode)
Happy Halloween Rose Room listeners! We are here to bring you a bonus episode featuring a conversation between Lilli Bailey-Duran and Alice Major about the haunted history and superstitions of theater, opera, and our own buildings on campus! We hope you enjoy our holiday special. If you would like …
Rose Room 15: Bluegrass at Lamont ft. Michael Furry
On today's episode of The Rose Room, our host Alice Major talks to Michael Furry about his passion when it comes to Bluegrass music, and the thriving scene in Colorado. They also discuss the passion that you have to have to get a degree in music--especially a Master's in Music Theory like Professor…
Rose Room 8: Yoga and Music Ft. Kim Stanish
On today's episode of The Rose Room, our host Alice Major has a conversation with Kim Stanish about her journey in yoga, as well as her journey as a classical singer. To check out more from Kim, check out her Instagram @kimstanish and her website www.kimstanish.com. If you would like to contact The…
Alice Major - Shaping the Sounds of Language
Today’s guest is a former poet laureate in Canada, author, and essayist, Alice Major. She’s published eleven collections of poetry, two novels for young adults, and an award-winning collection of essays about poetry and science.
Her work has appeared in a variety of anthologies, and she’s active i…
Sharon Butala: This Strange Visible Air
Sharon Butala reads from her new book, This Strange Visible Air: Essays on Aging and the Writing Life. The reading is followed by a conversation with host Alice Major.
This episode of the WGA Online Reading Series is sponsored by Read Alberta.
*Original recording date: September 1, 2021*
Ambitions for the Future of Climate
In the wake of this summer’s Canadian wildfires, protesters are descending on Climate Week NYC, which includes today’s United Nations Climate Ambition Summit. Although the spotlight on climate change has gotten a lot brighter in the past several months, the issue has been going on for decades. Thre…
Alice Major hosts Michelle Porter and Hari Alluri
We are thrilled to present the latest episode of the Canadian Literature Centre podcast. In this episode, also part of the “Air and Fire” series of readings and conversations this year, Hari Alluri, Alice Major, and Michelle Porter explore the literal and metaphorical significance of fire in a bril…
46. Marty Chan - Putting One Foot in Front of the Other
Putting one foot in front of another is what Marty Chan learned many years ago, when as a child of hard working immigrant parents, who prioritized chores and help at the store over homework, became anxious that he wasn't at the same reading level as his peers, leading him to develop imaginative str…
Episode 07: Alice Major & Steve Pirot
Happy National Poetry Month! To celebrate the season and the 20th Anniversary of the Edmonton Poetry Festival, Bree interviews poets Alice Major (she/her) and Steve Pirot (he/him). Alice is the author of 12 poetry collections, was Edmonton's first poet laureate, and founded the Edmonton Poetry Fes…
The art of routine maintenance: Crafting poetry from urban life
In this episode of the On Creative Writing podcast, guest Marco Melfi discusses his debut poetry collection, Routine Maintenance, published by Gaspereau Press (2025) with guest host Alice Major. Marco is a graduate of Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio. His poems have appeared in The Ant…
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