Poet Voice- Episode 5- Imposter Syndrome
In this episode, I discuss imposter syndrome and how it can impact our writing, suggest navigating imposter syndrome by treating it as a friend, and provide practical tips for tackling writer’s block, such as bribing yourself to write!… Read More
Poet Voice- Episode 4- Finding Your Voice
In this episode, I discuss the origins of the podcast name and the tongue-in-cheek idea of “Poet Voice,” as well as finding our voices as poets and writers, and how outside influences can impact emerging writers. I also… Read More
Episode 3- Ritual and Routine
In Episode 3 of Poet Voice, I discuss writing rituals, establishing a routine, and staying flexible. I read the poem, “Resilient in Rain” from Barbara Tran’s Precedented Parroting, recently shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award! Listen here: …. Read More
Episode 2- Writing Outside the Self
In Episode 2 of Poet Voice, I discuss The Montreal International Poetry Prize, Medrie Purdham’s shortlisted poem “In Front of Lucy, Our First Mother, My Son Has a Lavish Nosebleed,” and give prompts and ideas for writing outside… Read More
Poet Voice 1: Welcome to Poet Voice!
Welcome to episode 1 of Poet Voice with Sheridan CW&P Writer-in-Residence Cassidy McFadzean. In this first episode of Poet Voice, I introduce myself, talk about The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2025 anthology that was recently published by… Read More
Welcome to Winter, 2024!
Dear Colleagues, Open House is one of my favourite events of the year. It’s an opportunity for me to unabashedly laud our Faculty’s achievements and unique offerings from a list that gets longer every semester. In turn, prospective… Read More
Professor Peter Grevstad Hosts Sheridan’s Inaugural Pride Reads!
By Peter Grevstad In 2022 I completed a doctorate with the University of Toronto. My work focuses on the school experiences of LGBTQ+ students in a community college. Part of what I did was an environmental scan for… Read More
Virtual Reality has arrived to the Pre-Health program!
By Tara Hayes In the spring of 2022, Sheridan applied for a College Equipment and Renewal Fund (CERF) from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities and in the fall of 2022, it was announced that Sheridan was… Read More
LAC CONVENES NEW FACULTY WORKING GROUPS
FHASS’s LAC (Local Academic Council) during the 2023/2024 academic year introduced three new faculty working groups, with the long-term goal of encouraging faculty involvement across the FHASS community. In the absence of a faculty senate, the mission of the reimagined LAC… Read More
Kate Cayley and Alex McLean bring The Archive of Missing Things to Sheridan
This Winter, Sheridan Writer-in-Residence Kate Cayley brought Alex McLean from Halifax’s Zuppa Theatre company to Sheridan to discuss the intersection of games and theatre with our CW&P students. First year degree students in the program’s Narrative and New… Read More
