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 c ...