Joan Rivard

Joan Rivard, poet

Joan Rivard began her university education studying biology, but left school to work for a tour organizer on the Amazon River. She still harbours a dislike of ants and a reverent appreciation for indoor plumbing. She eventually obtained an MA in English Literature and has recently completed an online Creative Writing program. Joan has been published in The Malahat Review, Round Table Literary Journal, jmww, flo, and Abergaveenny Small Press and is currently working on a collection of poems, prose, and art about dementia and psychosis, subjects dear to her heart. She has two children and lives in Ottawa with her husband and dog.

Leaky — Volume 7, Issue 4

Capturing an embarrassing reality of early motherhood, Joan Rivard gives the reader a glimpse into the experience in her cheeky poem, Leaky.