In this episode, Bree welcomes Rayanne Haines (she/her), a poet, writer, Assisstant Professor, and podcaster. Rayanne is the host of the Crow Reads Podcast, President for the League of Canadian Poets, director of She, The River (2020), author of the GUARDIAN SERIES, STAINED WITH THE COLOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING (2018), TELL THE BIRDS YOUR BODY IS NOT A GUN (2021) and the upcoming WHAT KIND OF DAUGHTER? (2024). They discuss Rayanne's career as an arts organizer, the poetics of grief and motherhood, and the burden of care.
CW: This episode mentions suicide and suicidal ideation.
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