About the Author
Marguerite Pigeon
Marguerite Pigeon is a writer of poetry and fiction. Since completing her MFA at the University of British Columbia in 2004, she has been working as an editor of academic publications while completing this collection of poems and her first novel. Her work has appeared in a variety of journals, including 'subTerrain', 'The Capilano Review', 'dANDelion', 'Grain', and 'Taddle Creek'. Originally from Blind River, Northern Ontario, she currently lives in Vancouver.
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