About Me
Poet. Storyteller. Rememberer.
I'm a writer and poet drawn to the quiet power of nature and the unseen currents of energy that flow through our lives. Writing has been my lifelong companion — a sacred space where I’ve returned again and again to process, to heal, and to transform the heavy into something lighter, something true. I write to feel, to remember, and to share.
Through poetry and prose, I explore what it means to feel deeply, to carry grief and joy in the same breath, and to find meaning in both. My hope is that my writing can offer others a mirror, a balm, or simply a moment of stillness in a world that moves too fast.
Why I Write
I write to explore, to connect, and to make sense of the world around me. Writing helps me feel more deeply, communicate more honestly and to distill life’s complexity into something simple, resonant, and true. I write to connect—first with myself, then with others—and to find meaning in moments both fleeting and profound.
Writing, for me, is a way to confront, to remember, and to reclaim voice, power, and perspective. Storytelling turns experience into language, and language into connection—a reminder that the deeply personal can also be deeply universal.
This is how we heal—one line, one breath, one truth at a time.
Order a signed copy of my new book
Some stories aren’t told all at once – they unravel in fragments, in the remembering of the past and in the deep, often unspoken grief, that shapes who we become. IN THIS STUNNING DEBUT COLLECTION, award-winning Canadian writer and poet Nicole Dalcourt takes us on a journey from the tangled roots of childhood, to the quiet complexities of adulthood, exploring the pain we must sometimes carry through life.
What Remains is for anyone who has ever mourned a person, a place, a version of themselves — and wondered how to begin again. At its core, this collection of poetry is a testament to the resilience it takes to keep reaching for love and for healing, and documents the tender process of becoming whole again.
