Cassandra Blanchard is a Canadian poet.Emma Cooper
"‘Fresh Pack of Smokes’ Is Straight-Up Powerful Poetry"
. '' The Tyee'', June 4, 2019. Her debut collection, ''Fresh Pack of Smokes'', was the 2020 winner of the ReLit Award for poetry. A member of the

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originally from Whitehorse, Yukon, she is currently based in

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, 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."Cassandra Blanchard: On Her “Love” Poems and Writing Her First Poetry Collection"
. '' Room'', Spring 2020.

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