Paulette is a native of Little Rock and attended Louisiana State University, where she received a BA in English. In 2008, she earned an MA in English from our graduate program here at UCA and later an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Florida. While taking classes toward the MA, she worked on Slant with then editor James Fowler as a Graduate Assistant. She now lives in Searcy and teaches literature and writing at Harding University.
Paulette writes and publishes under her given name, Paulette Guerin. She has published widely in literary journals and is included in the anthology Best New Poets 2018, published by the University of Virginia Press, and Wild Muse: Ozarks Nature Poetry, published by Cornerpost Press. Her initial book-length collection, Wading Through Lethe, was published by FutureCycle Press in 2022 and has received excellent reviews. About the collection one reader wrote, “This is an exquisite book of poetry. Paulette Guerin is a master. The lines are delicate yet exacting; beautiful and yet biting. And every poem evidences a deep sense of place and/or a sadly complicated relationship with family and the past. All around a very moving and even breathtaking volume.”