When Jessica and Catherine were just starting out with their writing and teaching careers, they attended a week-long writing program in the early 2000s. Every morning, the instructor read aloud to the group from Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet. During the day, it was time to write. But in the evenings, after dinner, they’d go for long walks in the Kawartha Hills, talking about poetry, writing, and life. The conversations continued through the decades, life changes, publishing milestones, and teaching moments.
They’ve always lived in different cities, mostly writing for different audiences. Yet, the conversations continued. And now, they linger on The Hummingbird Podcast.
Connect with Jessica:
Jessica Outram is an award-winning author, poet, playwright, singer, educator, and Poet Laureate Emeritus. She is the author of The Shining Waters series (Second Story Press) and the poetry collection The Thing with Feathers (Piquant Press). Her work has been recognized with the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, and her children’s novels have received Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections. Her creative work spans fiction, poetry, theatre, creative nonfiction, and music and is inspired by place, story, spirit, and the arts.
Connect with Catherine:
Catherine Graham is an award-winning poet, novelist and creative writing instructor. She is the author of two novels, seven poetry books and the hybrid memoir Æther: An Out-of-Body Lyric, winner of the Fred Kerner Award and a finalist for the Trillium Book Award and Toronto Book Award. Published internationally, her poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, shortlisted for the Montreal International Poetry Prize and have appeared in Best Canadian Poetry and on CBC Radio.
History of The Hummingbird Podcast
In February 2021, Jessica Outram and Aprille Janes launched The Hummingbird Podcast. They recorded two seasons and 32 episodes with a focus on creativity for artists and writers.
In February 2022, Catherine Graham joined as cohost. The show evolved again and broadened its focus to conversation and inspiration.
Thank-you to Shannon Linton for generously donating our podcast theme song: Just Another Day.
The Hummingbird Podcast 
Joyous laughter throughout the podcast. I love it.
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We are having a lot of fun! Can’t wait to see how this evolves over time. Thanks!
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I like the “venue,” and content.
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Thank you both.
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