publications

A Theory of Darkness; Chapbook (poetry)
Toronto: unkindness of ravens press, 2010.
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Chapbook
Montreal: Mercutio Press, 2007.
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“The Burden of a Song is a masterpiece of existential, visual and stream of consciousness poetry, which traverses the tensions, passions and heartaches of relationships - both existing and imagined.”
—Mercutio Press

“Speaking of layout, have you read Catherine Paquette from Montreal? She's the first poet I've seen in a long time to commit herself (and almost an entire 32-page longpoem from Mercutio Press) to visual poetry. The burden of a song is alternately hilarious, disturbing, and wickedly inventive. Please read it. Seriously.”
—Sandra Alland, Scottish-Canadian author

Poetry/Fiction Published:

2010 - the unkindness of ravens press, (Toronto). Chapbook (Poetry).‘A Theory of Darkness.’

2010 - don't let the lights go out, (Toronto). ‘umbrellas.’

2009 - Conundrum Press, (Montreal). Poem. ‘Why Another Troubled-Soul Story?’ published in Ian Cant’s book ‘Papercut Heart’.

2008 - ditch, (Montreal). Four poems.

2007 - Mercutio Press, (Montreal). Chapbook (Long-poem). ‘The Burden of a Song.’

2007 - No Tell Motel. Five poems published. Featured poet on website for the week of September 10, 2007.

2007 - Shampoo, (San Francisco). Poem. ‘The Things We Live For.’ July 2007.

2007 - GlitterPony Magazine. Three poems published. Issue Three.

2007 - Other Cl/utter, (Toronto). Poem. ‘Have We Always Been Afraid?’

2006 - Misunderstandings Magazine, (Toronto). Poem. ‘Dear Ms. Sandwich.’ Fall issue.

2006 - Broken Pencil, (Toronto). Short Story. ‘Do I Look Like I’m Smiling?’ Summer. Issue 32. Family Issue(s).

2006 - The Unkindness of Ravens Press, (Montreal). Poem (zine). ‘Why Another Troubled-Soul Story?’ Illustrated and produced by Ian Cant. Spring.

2006 - Carve, (Montreal). Two Poems. ‘Dangle Steak in Front of Dog’ and ‘Imagination Goes Well With Cheese.’ Spring issue.

2005 - Vallum: Contemporary Poetry, (Montreal). Poem (long-poem excerpt). ‘I Compose Myself .’ Issue 3.2. The Wonder Issue.

2005 - Carve, (Montreal). Four Poems. Fall Issue.

2005 - Subversions: The Journal of Gender and Sexuality, (Montreal – Concordia University). Poem. Spring Issue. Vol.1.

2005 - Carve, (Montreal). Three Poems. Excerpts from long-poem ‘The Burden of a Song.’ Spring Issue.

2004 - Soliloquies, (Montreal – Concordia University). Two poems. Vol. 7.

2003 - Soliloquies, (Montreal – Concordia University). Poem. ‘Voice Mail.’ Vol. 6.

2003 - Streeteaters Zine, (Montreal). Poem. ‘montreal: [an urban wordscape].’ Issue 20. Best Of #2.

2003 - Art & fact, (Montreal). Summer. Three poems. Issue 1.

2002 - Fireweed: A Feminist Quarterly of Writing, Politics, Art & Culture. (Toronto). Poem. ‘1+1’. Issue 78. Biotechnology & Cloning Issue.

Articles Published:

2009 - French for the Future, (Toronto). ‘The Beauty of Bilingualism’. Summer.

2006 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘French Language Prof Hangs Em Up’. Vol. 38, Number 18. June 1.

2006 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘Columbo: Detective of the Book World’. Vol. 38, Number 17. May 18.

2006 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘Molson for Mintzberg’. Vol. 38, Number 16. May 4.

2006 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘Hitting the Right Notes: Mini Moves to Music’. Vol. 38, Number 15. April 13.

2006 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘Leaves From Tea and Books’. Vol. 38, Number 15. April 13.

2006 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘Osler Library Gets Financial Boost’. Vol. 38, Number 14. March 30.

2006 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘Julie Lafford: Taking You to School’ (Profile). Vol. 38, Number 13. March 16.

2006 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘Synchro Swimmers Rule the Pool’. Vol. 38, Number 12. March 2.

2005 - The McGill Reporter, (Montreal). ‘Mathias Leblanc: All Creatures Great and Small’ (Profile). Vol. 38, Number 6. November 10

Interviews Published:

2010 - BookThug News, (Toronto). Interview with Cara Benson (writer). Fall.

Book Reviews Published:

2007 - Ascent Magazine, (Montreal). Autumn / Issue 35. ‘Women of the Way: Discovering 2500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom’. Sallie Tisdale. HarperCollins. 2006.

2007 - Matrix Magazine, (Montreal). Spring / Issue 76. ‘One Love Affair’. Jenny Boully. Tarpaulin Sky Press. 2006.

2006 - Montreal Review of Books, (Montreal). Volume 9, Number 3. Issue 19. ‘Sosi’. Linda Ghan. Signature Editions. 2005.

2006 - Matrix Magazine, (Montreal). Spring / Issue 73. ‘The World is a Heartbreaker’. Sherwin Tjia. Coach House Books. 2005.

2006 - Vallum: Contemporary Poetry, (Montreal).Issue 3.2. ‘Small Arguments’. Souvankham Thammavongsa. Pedlar Press. 2003.

Awards:

2010 - Shortlisted for a Humber College Student Appreciation Award for my work as a college writing instructor (Spring).

2006 - Awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for my thesis project: a cross-genre mystery novel about the subject of time called ‘A Theory of Darkness’.

2005 - An excerpt from ‘the burden of a song ’ was the third prizewinner for Qwerty Magazine’s Eric Hill Award of Poetic Excellence (judged by Erin Moure).

Performances:

Catherine Paquette’s recent readings in Toronto include Strong Words and a third-place win in the Art Bar’s annual Audience Face-off. She is scheduled to next read at the Brockton Writers Series on October 5th.

Catherine also performed regularly throughout Montreal from 2001-2009. She read at several Quebec Writers’ Federation’s (QWF) Words and Music shows at Casa del Popolo, and participated in readings at Zeke’s Gallery and at le Cagibi (formerly known as Pharmacy Esperenza). She also performed in various cabarets including Meow Mix and Kiss My Cabaret, and was a familiar face on the open-mike scene