In her third collection of poetry; Illusions of Existing, Candice Daquin tackles the ever present questions of mortality, age, passion, rejection, fear and transformation. Through our experience of existing we learn what is real, what is fragmentary and how nothing is ever certain, especially through the lens of a creative soul. At once humorous and dark, Daquin's work provides an insight into the modern woman's emotional landscape and her perspective of what it means to exist and not exist.