The writer and poet P.W. Bridgman discusses his work in poetry and short fiction, and the man behind the pen name, Thomas S. Woods, and more, with Joseph Planta.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

A few weeks ago, late last year, I got an email from the writer known as P.W. Bridgman. He wanted to put on my radar his work as a writer and a forthcoming book to be published in 2023. He graciously invited me to coffee, and a few weeks ago what was to be a short meeting where I would get my copy of his most recent book of poems Idiolect signed, ended up a good, long conversation, where we spoke at length on a wide variety of subjects of mutual interest: writers, writing, his time on the bench, jazz, and a lot more. It was early on in our conversation that I invited Tom to the podcast to talk, and he joins me now. That morning he also gave me a copy of his collection of fiction, The Four-Faced Liar. His two other books are Standing at an Angle to My Age, a collection of short fiction, and a book of poems, A Lamb. Three of his more recent books are available from their publisher, Ekstasis Editions (http://www.ekstasiseditions.com/). You can visit the website www.pwbridgman.ca for more information. Thomas S. Woods, the man sheltered by the pen name is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in psychology, and law. He worked for ten years in the field of child behavioural therapy, and then after his law studies practiced as a barrister for twenty years, seventeen of those years as co-editor then editor of the legal journal The Advocate. Until his retirement four years ago, he served as a judge for twelve years. We’ll talk now about his writing, and more as time permits. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, P.W. Bridgman; Mr. Woods, good morning.

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