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Cassandra Blanchard is a Canadian poet. Her debut collection, Fresh Pack of Smokes, was the 2020 winner of the ReLit Awards for poetry.

A member of the Selkirk First Nation originally from Whitehorse, Yukon, she is currently based in Duncan, British Columbia, following a number of years living in Vancouver. Fresh Pack of Smokes is written as prose poetry, forming what has been described as a poetic memoir of her past experiences with drug addiction, sex work and coming out as queer.

References

1. ^ Emma Cooper, "‘Fresh Pack of Smokes’ Is Straight-Up Powerful Poetry" Archived 2021-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. The Tyee, June 4, 2019.
2. Ryan Porter, "ReLit concludes month-long awards celebration by announcing 2020 winners" Archived 2021-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Quill & Quire, April 30, 2021.
3. Rob Taylor, "Therapy for me and an education for others: An interview with Cassandra Blanchard" Archived 2021-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Read Local BC, April 23, 2019.
4. "Cassandra Blanchard: On Her “Love” Poems and Writing Her First Poetry Collection" Archived 2022-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. Room, Spring 2020.

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