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Cassandra Blanchard

カサンドラ・ブランシャード

Kasandora Buranshādo

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Whitehorse, Yukon
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Whitehorse, Yukon → Vancouver, British Columbia → Duncan, British Columbia

Career

Occupations
poet
Active Years
2019-2024
Memberships
Selkirk First Nation

Awards

ReLit Awards
2020
Work: Fresh Pack of Smokes
Category: poetry
Organization: ReLit
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fresh Pack of Smokes

2019 prose poetry

A poetic memoir of her past experiences with drug addiction, sex work and coming out as queer.

drug addictionsex workcoming out as queer

Style & Themes

Literary Style
prose poetry
Recurring Motifs
addictionsexualityIndigenous experience

Health

  • drug addiction
    過去
    became a central theme in her poetry

Legacy

Recognized as a First Nations queer poet in contemporary Canadian literature.

Trivia

  • Member of the Selkirk First Nation
  • Originally from Whitehorse, Yukon
  • Openly queer