Catherine-Esther Cowie

Poet

IL
Illinois US
Email: 
cowie.cate@gmail.com

Author's Bio

Catherine-Esther Cowie is the author of Heirloom, forthcoming in April 2025 from Carcanet Press. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in Prairie Schooner, West Branch Journal, Transition Magazine, The Common, RHINO Poetry, TriQuarterly and the PN Review.  Catherine-Esther Cowie's work has been nominated for an AWP Intro Journal, a Pushcart Prize, and Best New Poets 2018 and 2019. Her visual art has been featured in the Indianapolis Review, ctrl +v journal, The Florida Review and CALYX. Her visual art was nominated for Best of the Net Anthology 2023. 

Education: 
Pacific University MFA

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Heirloom (Carcanet Press, 2025)
Journals:
The Common
,
PN Review
,
RHINO
,
Southern Humanities Review
,
SWWIM Every Day
,
TriQuarterly
Prizes won: 

 

 

 

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Brigit Pegeen Kelly Aracelis Girmay Sylvia Plath Marie Vieux-Chauvet
What I'm reading now: 
Eat Or We Both Starve by Victoria Kennefick, Green Frog by Gina Chung

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Black
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Castries
Saint Lucia
Raised in: 
Canada
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Last update: Feb 03, 2025