Please use this introduction for Yvonne:

Yvonne Blomer’s sixth book of poems is Death of Persephone: A Murder, a mystery based on the Persephone myth, the noir mystery genre and the ongoing violence to girls and women.  Previous books include The Last Show on Earth, 2022, which explores grief, love and climate change. She is an award-winning poet and nonfiction writer who has edited five anthologies, most recently: Hologram: Homage to PK Page. Yvonne holds an MA with Distinction from the University of East Anglia and is the past poet laureate of Victoria, BC.  She lives on the territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) speaking people.