# Wayde Compton
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wayde compton (born 1972) is a Canadian writer. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Compton has published books of poetry, essays, and fiction, and he edited the first comprehensive anthology of black writing from British Columbia.
Ever Receding Fruit: Wayde Compton, the Black Archive, and the Call for a Black Cultural Centre
In this episode, Linda has the great pleasure of chatting with Wayde Compton, the writer, scholar, publisher, and current Chair of Creative Writing at Douglas College (in New Westminster, BC). He is the author of several books, including 49th Parallel Psalm (finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry…
Episode 710 ~ February 17th, 2022: Keep On Knocking
Once again, thank you to all who donated to the Fundrive. You are all so wonderful.A special Black History Month episode, showcasing Black artists. New songs from Mitch Davis and flowerovlove, and a track from the great Wayne McGhie re-issue, "Wayne '76."Vancouver-based author Wayde Compton has bee…
Ep. 53- The Real Power Was Inside Him All Along (Towers of Midnight)
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Laura has greatly enjoyed a show, but does a terrible job describing it to Hannah who becomes mortified by the show's premise. Hannah has recently returned from Thirstenland, and had a blast exploring Portland with number 1 fan @ronniereadsregularly. When we jump into the second h…
Episode 11 | Wayde Compton
“What I tell my students is that, you know, when they publish someday and work with an editor, it'll be a breeze. Because if you spent two years or more workshopping your work creatively, where you've got 20 people telling you their opinions about it and what they like about it, what they didn't li…
VIU prof highlights Black Canadian poets in new book
The work of Black Canadian poets George Elliot Clarke, Dionne Brand, M Nourbese Philip, and Wayde Compton, as well as rapper K’naan, is in the spotlight in a new book from VIU professor Paul Watkins.
Called Soundin’ Canaan, in the book, Watkins takes what he describes as a DJ approach to analyzing …
Borders and Vulnerability
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The Urban Dictionary’s definition of “tsunamied” is very much not what Zalfa intended. In fact, she had to look it up on reading this entry in the show notes, and wishes she had turned on safe search.
For more on vulnerability, check out Judith Butler’s Precarious Life (2004), Mar…
The Poetry Joint - Episode January 21, 2026
Episode 34: A New Year
Poetry by Olav H. Hauge, Wolrad, David Budbill, A.R. Ammons, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Everett Maddox, Claire Wahmanholm, Michael Ondaatje, Elizabeth Bishop, Walt Whitman, Wayde Compton. Poetry contests samples. Happy New Year.
The Poetry Joint - Episode January 21, 2026
Episode 34: A New Year
Poetry by Olav H. Hauge, Wolrad, David Budbill, A.R. Ammons, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Everett Maddox, Claire Wahmanholm, Michael Ondaatje, Elizabeth Bishop, Walt Whitman, Wayde Compton. Poetry contests samples. Happy New Year.
Borders and Cosmopolitanism
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RIP Moira Rose, also sometimes known as the great Catherine O'Hara.
We refer to April Carter's The Political Theory of Global Citizenship; James Clifford's "Traveling Cultures" in Cultural Studies; Homi Bhabha's The Location of Culture; Walter Mignolo's "The Many Faces of Cosmo-po…
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