Louise Carson
Born in Montreal and raised in Hudson, Quebec, Louise Carson studied music in Montreal and Toronto, played jazz piano and sang in the chorus of the Canadian Opera Company. Carson has published fourteen books: Rope, a blend of poetry and prose; Mermaid Road, a lyrical novella; A Clearing, a collection of poetry; Executor, a mystery set in China and Toronto; Dog Poems, a collection of poetry; The Last Unsuitable Man, a thriller set in the Sunshine Coast; her historical fiction Deasil Widdy series: In Which, Measured, and Third Circle; and her Maples Mysteries series: The Cat Among Us, The Cat Vanishes, The Cat Between, The Cat Possessed, and A Clutter of Cats.
Her poems appear in literary magazines, chapbooks and anthologies from coast to coast, including The Best Canadian Poetry 2013. She's been short-listed in FreeFall Magazine's annual contest three times, and one poem won a Manitoba Magazine Award. Her novel In Which was shortlisted for a Quebec Writers' Federation award in 2019. She has presented her work in many public forums, including Hudson's Storyfest 2015, as well as in Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Saskatoon and New York City.
She lives in St-Lazare, Quebec, where she writes, teaches music and gardens.
Upcoming event with Louise Carson
Saturday April 20, 2024 at 7:00 pm EDT
Montreal, QC
De Stiil Books (351 Duluth Ave E)
Louise Carson will read as part of a launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2024.
Upcoming event with Louise Carson
Saturday April 27, 2024 at 5:00 pm EDT
Ottawa, ON
Plan 99
Manx Pub (370 Elgin St)
Louise Carson will read as part of a launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2024
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Posted on: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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Louise Carson’s ‘Muskrat dives’ featured as Poem of the Month in Montreal Review of Books!
Posted on: Tuesday, March 8, 2016
'Muskrat dives' taken from Louise Carson's latest poetry collection, A Clearing has been featured in Montreal Review of Books as their poem of the month! Read the full poem here: http://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/v4/muskrat-dives/
Executor by Louise Carson on the Super Secret Festival of Lit - Mysteries & Thrillers
Posted on: Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Executor by Louise Carson
Personal and moral tangles abound in this political thriller from Louise Carson. Peter Forrest, a former student of recently-dead (from apparent suicide) poet Eleanor Brandon, is left to be the executor of her literary estate. Peter just wants her final poems published, but is drawn into her activist life in China all the same.
Why We Chose It
Executor is a political issues thriller/mystery made better by all of the thorny personal history that exists between now-married Peter and his professor-cum-lover, Eleanor. Also, the prose is gorgeous, as author Carson is also a celebrated poet herself.
Who Would Love This Book
This book is for anyone interested in international human rights issues, or those who just love a really juicy mystery.
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