ReLit Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2020) Winner
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
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ReLit Awards | Fresh Pack of Smokes | poetry | ReLit | winner |
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 poetryA 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