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Untethered Lines

Untethered Lines

By: Lucy Carpenter
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Untethered Lines is a podcast dedicated to discussing the intersections between radical poetry and social justice movements. Join host Lucy Carpenter as she engages in critical conversations with Montreal-based poet-activists, exploring how poetry is used as a tool for activist movements. Together, they question, ponder, and critique the role of poetry as a driver of meaningful change.CKUT 90.3 FM 2025 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Doing Poetry and Theatrical Performances: Talk with Kym Dominique Ferguson
    Aug 12 2025
    Episode Notes

    After a long month's break I'm back with a bang!

    Today I'm talking with Kym Dominique Ferguson; esteemed performance poet, actor, theater performer, author and multi medium creative director, where we discuss his fascinating journey! We start off talking about how he came into his poetry journey in his early teen years, with some comedic better than other experiences, his journey studying at Concordia University, then taking us to his present-day social justice informed poetry and theater performances.

    In his work Kym tackles a variety of social justice movements; anti-black racism, anti-apartheid and violence movements, and engaging in anti-oppressive solidarity with marginalized racial communities, ambitiously, and successfully. Join us as we embark on this journey!!

    You can keep up with Kym on Instagram: Main handle: @mrkdferguson Poetry Studio: @madpoetix Soul Perspectives: @soulpckut

    You can listen to Kym's Show Soul Perspectives radio show every Tuesday from 7-8:30pm on CKUT 90.3 FM

    To Stay updated and make sure you're ready for episode releases: Follow the podcast instagram: @untethereddlines

    All episodes are available on the CKUT website, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts; so listen wherever you get your audio listening experiences in from!

    CKUT Page : (ckut.ca/podcasts/) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2L7EffJ7b0roFb9GdK7eBZ?si=446151573a624a46 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/untethered-lines/id1819555656 Thanks so much for listening!! See you next time.

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    55 mins
  • S1E2 - Poetry Talk with Keona Gingras
    Jul 10 2025
    Episode Notes

    In this episode I meet with Keona Gingras; a writer and creative by nature; who has been engaging in poetry since her early teen years. Keona is a 4th year student at McGill University, studying in Classics and Linguistics streams. She enjoys ancient greek mythology, environmentalism, and the intersections of eco-justice, with poetry. Join us, as we discuss poetry, the process of writing, challenging climate anxiety through art, and strategize art-based actions artists can take in the Climate Movement, and Poetry world.

    You can follow Keona on Instagram, to stay tuned to what she's up to: @keona_mzg

    To Stay updated and make sure you're ready for episode releases: Follow the podcast instagram: @untethereddlines

    All episodes are posted on the CKUT website and Spotify To see the podcast link go to:

    1. CKUT Page : (ckut.ca/podcasts/)
    2. Spotify: Untethered Lines

    Thanks so much for listening!! See you next time.

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    35 mins
  • S1E1 - Talk with Ehab Lotayef
    Jun 25 2025
    Episode Notes

    To start off our episodes strong, in this episode I meet with Ehab Lotayef; a Egyptian-Canadian poet, and artist, who engages in spoken word activism for Palestinian liberation, alongside other liberation movements. Join us as we talk about all things spoken word activism, the Palestinian liberation movement, and identity ponderings as a poet in liberatory work fields, through an engaging insightful conversation.

    To follow and keep up with the rest of work Ehab comes out with, you can follow him on his Social Medias:

    Instagram: @ehablotayef Facebook: @ehablotayef Twitter: @lotayef58

    Ehab also has a book! Check out his book!: To Love a Palestinian Woman: Poems in English and Arabic (2010); purchasable on Amazon or from the Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore.

    Thanks so much for listening to the First episode of Untethered Lines!!

    To tune into more episodes follow along the podcast on the CKUT website/podcasts; or on Spotify @untetheredlines.

    Make sure to also follow the Instagram @unthereddlines to get all the latest updates on Episodes.

    Thank you and I'll see you around next time!!

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    48 mins
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