Phoebe Ka-Ir Wang

Poet. Essayist. Editor. Educator. Advocate.

How I choose to define what I do depends on what landscape I'm occupying, and how. 

I'm a poet when language has me its clutches.
An essayist when narrative, structure and research pulls me into its meandering process.
An editor when I can see the path forward in others' work.
An educator and mentor when I can share my knowledge and experience to emerging writers and students, especially to those who self-identify as people of colour.
An advocate when working towards building inclusive, equitable and sustainable literary communities and decolonizing writing and publishing practices in Canada.

I'm many other things— a book reviewer and interviewer, a tutor and teacher, a writing consultant, a host, a designer, a craftsperson, a sailor— no matter what I do, I bring that care and attention that has become my trademark.