Cara Waterfall

Cara Waterfall is a Canadian poet and storyteller whose work explores language, migration, memory, and belonging. She is the author of Radiant Wound (Unsolicited Press, 2025) and the forthcoming The Lost Stations (Ink & Ribbon Press, 2026). Her poetry has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry, The Night Heron Barks, and elsewhere. A two-time winner of Room’s contests, she has also been shortlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize and is a three-time finalist for Radar Poetry’s Coniston Prize. Instagram/X/Bluesky/Threads/LinkedIn: @carawaterfall