EP #324 - 08.18.2021 - Poetry in the Pandemic w/Nisha Patel

Today I talk to Nisha Patel, Edmonton, Canada’s poet laureate.

Nisha Patel is an award-winning queer and disabled artist. She was the City of Edmonton’s 8th Poet Laureate, and the 2019 Canadian Individual Slam Champion. She is a recipient of the Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund Award and the University of Alberta Alumni Award of Excellence. Her debut collection COCONUT is available now at Glass Bookshop. You can find her at nishapatel.ca.