WordCraft
A podcast for writers - by writers - creating community through words.
WordCraft is a project created within the professional development branch of programming made available by the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick, a non-profit organization that aims to nurture a sense of community among New Brunswick writers, with a mandate to develop and sustain professional skills and opportunities for New Brunswick writers, while raising public awareness of and engagement in the unique culture of writing, storytelling, and literature in New Brunswick.
The WFNB acknowledges that the land on which we live, work, and gather is the traditional unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik and Mi’kmaq Peoples. We honour the spirit of our ancestors’ Treaties of Peace and Friendship.
The show is hosted and produced by Jenna Morton, with technical production by Tosh Taylor.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
WordCraft
Sue Sinclair: Place, Purpose, and Community for New Brunswick Poets.
Sue Sinclair and Jenna Morton discuss the art and practice of writing in New Brunswick, emphasising the importance of creating time and space for reflection upon life - and the unique way in which writing and reading can fulfil this need. They highlight the influence of place, purpose, and the vulnerability of putting one's work into the world. Sinclair emphasises the significance of community and a sense of place in her own writing process, underscoring the way that an energised and active writing community helps to both affirm the value of poetry in cultural life and maintain a connection between the writer and the process of writing. Sinclair also discusses how being in New Brunswick affects her writing and how the landscape and lifestyle here help her to find the calm necessary for her to do the act of writing poetry.
The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Learn more about the WFNB at www.wfnb.ca