Irène P. Mathieu, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her/hers) is a healer and artist – a pediatrician, writer, educator, and public health researcher. She is the award-winning author of four poetry collections – milk tongue (Deep Vellum Press, 2023), Grand Marronage (Switchback Books, 2019), orogeny (Trembling Pillow Press, 2017), and the galaxy of origins (dancing girl press, 2014).

A health humanities scholar and teacher, her writing and advocacy work have been featured in the Washington Post, LA Times, Richmond Magazine, NPR, and more. Irène is represented by Patricia Nelson of Looking Glass Literary & Media. She lives with her family in Toronto.

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