Tuesday, April 28, 2020: Avril Lavigne, A. F. Moritz and more
Today on q: singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, Toronto's poet laureate A. F. Moritz, comedian Amber Ruffin, poet Kwame Alexander.
Today on q, with host Tom Power:
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Avril Lavigne talks about her decision to re-record and retitle her song Warrior to honour the frontline workers battling COVID-19.
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Toronto's poet laureate, A. F. Moritz, reads his poem, Thoughts in Time of Plague, which documents life in the city in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Comedian Amber Ruffin talks about her latest project, a new Audible Original comedy series called Escape from Virtual Island, and also shares a little about what she's working on next.
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Poet Kwame Alexander discusses his YA book Swing, and performs a few pieces from it for us.
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