![]() He’s also collaborated with Del Bucchia in a collection of poetry called Rom Com, which is similarly delightful, clever, and funny. While tackling the fear of HIV and gay bashing in some poems, Zomparelli also writes lines like “You put the homo back in homeowner.” His cleverly titled Can’t Lit podcast, co-hosted by Dina Del Bucchia, often features queer Canadian writers and is an all-round fun listen. It’s poetry that’s refreshingly unpretentious, full of wit and the kind of youthful exuberance the pens irreverent tributes to queer elders. I don’t know if there are any other poetry collections that so passionately embody Vancouver’s gay male culture than his Davie Street Translations. Poet, editor-in-chief of Poetry is Dead magazine, and podcaster, Daniel Zomparelli is a man of many talents. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is only a small smattering of the diverse, talented queer poets living in Vancouver. ![]()
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