QLPOR-YouTube Presents David Leo Sirois: Pre-Recorded Interview and Reading
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In this international episode of Quintessential Listening Poetry Online Radio and YouTube, Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram engages Canadian‑American poet David Leo Sirois in a quintessential poetry podcast conversation highlighting his global literary reach, spoken word presence, and multidisciplinary artistry. Published 153 times across 26 countries and translated into 13 languages, Sirois is one of the most widely circulated contemporary poets of his generation. He hosts Spoken World Online, the Zoom arm of SpokenWord Paris, and his first collection, Humbledoves (Poems to Pigeons & Plants), showcases his signature blend of humor, tenderness, and imaginative observation.
Sirois has earned international recognition, including Third Prize in Winning Writers’ Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest and an honor for his “admirable contribution to world literature” from The Fertile Brains, a renowned literary group in India. He teaches workshops for The Bombay Review and The Poetry Academy of Poetry Global Network, and his work appears in journals such as The Bombay Review, Artemis Journal, The Poetry Village, One Hand Clapping, The Bastille, Poetry Super Highway, and Terre à Ciel, which also publishes his French translations.
Beyond poetry, Sirois is a singer/songwriter, radio DJ, and film/TV/theater actor whose work has appeared in films, music, and countless international programs and interviews. He is currently submitting five finished manuscripts for publication while writing several more. This conversation explores his creative process, global collaborations, multilingual reach, and the expansive artistic life that fuels his work. Book Humbledoves (poems to pigeons & plants): https://a.co/d/5MRB33i Ko-Fi tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/davidleosirois0412
