Mary Poirier
Mary Poirier [she/they] is a writer from Hamilton, Ontario. Their writing is inspired by her interactions as a hard-of-hearing, lesbian, and Filipino artist. She has an advanced diploma in Fashion Arts from Seneca College. She is currently working on her debut novel and poetry chapbook. Her poem, My Year as a Dyke has been featured in an issue of Queer Toronto Literary Magazine. She loves her dog Mavis. She is an aesthetician by day and a writer by night.
About their work
Mary is currently working on both a chapbook of poetry and a historical-fiction horror novel! You can view their publicly published work on their link tree which is updated frequently.
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What you should know
I love Filipino food! It always amazes me how authentically my family can recreate dishes from back home. Even if we’re on the other side of the world, the taste never changes, and neither does the love! Nothing beats coming home after a long day and eating left over humbà with rice. I’m also a big sucker for all Pinoy desserts (I can’t name one I don’t like)!
My favourite Cebuano word is Tinood- really!!!
My favourite books always change but lately these have captured my heart: Qiu Miaojin- Last Words from Montmartre, Emily Austin - Gay Girl Prayers, and Otessa Moshfegh - Lapvona.
I’m currently being inspired by: Fernando Amorsolo, Juan Luna, and José Rizal.
