Posts By: Wanda Waterman

Wanda Waterman

Wanda Waterman is a poet, spoken word artist, blogger, cultural journalist, and digital nomad. She’s been writing regularly for The Voice Magazine since 2004, not long after she began studying psychology at Athabasca. Her poetry has been published in Descant, The Talking Leaves, Chizine, Our Times, The Best of Tigertail, and Pottersfield Portfolio and her articles in Design is Political, Rawckus Magazine, Coastal Life, The New Internationalist, This Magazine, and in her blog, The Mindful Bard. She grew up in Nova Scotia, but after having lived in New Hampshire and North Africa she’s now settled in Montreal.

In Conversation with The Wintyr

The Wintyr is an alternative folktronic group based in both London and Cape Town. Band members Evelyn Hart (songwriter, vocals/synths), Tristan Carmichael (synths/guitars), and Brendyn Rossouw (percussion) met in a studio session for Hart’s solo career, and, after discovering how well they clicked, they decided to form a trio. They released their first album, Fury,… Read more »

In Conversation with Kimi Shelter of StarBenders

StarBenders is an Atlanta-based electro-rock glam band noted for addictive melodies and youthful angst lyrics. They’ve just released “Down and Out,” a follow-up track to their recent album, Heavy Petting. Maestro guitarist and singer Kimi Shelter recently took the time to answer our questions about her background and the band, and gave some clues as… Read more »

In Praise of Amateur Writing

“Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.” – Alfred Eisenstaedt One of the high points in my reading career was a book I found in my high school library when I was 16. It was an anthology of poems written by American high school students, and the poems were so authentic, so… Read more »

Falling Asleep in the Room of Tiny Drawers

Journal Entry 20 Feb/2017 7:58 a.m. So blocked. Couldn’t sleep worth a hoot last night. The day has just begun and already I’m exhausted. My novel’s heroine, once so full of promise, is stuck in a happy marriage (what was I thinking?). I can’t even come up with a first obstacle except for the clichéd… Read more »