37 min

"Shifting the Orientations of the Heart": Conversation with Sarah deLeeuw, Part 1 Wyrd Words

    • Arts

Sarah deLeeuw, award-winning poet and essayist and professor at UBC and UNBC in the Northern Medical Program where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Humanities and Health Inequities, joins Lisa Dickson and her cohost, Shannon Murray, to talk about how the stories we tell about the landscape and our bodily experiences have material effects on our lives and wellbeing.

Music Credits:

Intro/Outro: “Umlungu” by John Martmann

Additional music in order of appearance:

“No Rocking in the Jazz Hands Zone” by Peter Gresser

“No Cadillac” by Loyalty Freak Music



Sarah’s Books mentioned in the episodes:

Outside, America Harbour Publishing https://harbourpublishing.com/collections/sarah-de-leeuw

Geographies of a Lover, NeWest Press https://newestpress.com/books/geographies-of-a-lover

Where It Hurts, NeWest Press https://newestpress.com/books/where-it-hurts#:~:text=Where%20It%20Hurts%20is%20a,to%20be%20observant%20and%20aware.

Skeena, Caitlin Press https://caitlin-press.com/our-books/skeena/



Sarah’s Book Recommendations and Mentions:

Peter Auster's Why Write? https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Write-Paul-Auster/dp/1886224153

M. Nourbese Philip's Zong https://www.nourbese.com/poetry/zong-3/

Sarah deLeeuw, award-winning poet and essayist and professor at UBC and UNBC in the Northern Medical Program where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Humanities and Health Inequities, joins Lisa Dickson and her cohost, Shannon Murray, to talk about how the stories we tell about the landscape and our bodily experiences have material effects on our lives and wellbeing.

Music Credits:

Intro/Outro: “Umlungu” by John Martmann

Additional music in order of appearance:

“No Rocking in the Jazz Hands Zone” by Peter Gresser

“No Cadillac” by Loyalty Freak Music



Sarah’s Books mentioned in the episodes:

Outside, America Harbour Publishing https://harbourpublishing.com/collections/sarah-de-leeuw

Geographies of a Lover, NeWest Press https://newestpress.com/books/geographies-of-a-lover

Where It Hurts, NeWest Press https://newestpress.com/books/where-it-hurts#:~:text=Where%20It%20Hurts%20is%20a,to%20be%20observant%20and%20aware.

Skeena, Caitlin Press https://caitlin-press.com/our-books/skeena/



Sarah’s Book Recommendations and Mentions:

Peter Auster's Why Write? https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Write-Paul-Auster/dp/1886224153

M. Nourbese Philip's Zong https://www.nourbese.com/poetry/zong-3/

37 min

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