Carol Bachofner

Carol Bachofner
Carol Bachofner
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Vermont College
Genre	Poetry
Notable awards	Rockland Poet laureate
Spouse	William Ernest Bachofner
Children	Erin Jennifer Bachofner Bluett, Lauren Joan Hampton, Kristen Elizabeth Stewart, Katherine Mary Rand
Relatives	Jenna Elizabeth Bluett, Joseph Charles Bluett, Justin Michael Duncan, Alexander James Duncan, Christopher Adam Rand, Alyssa Paige Hampton, Megan Justine Hampton, Evan Matthew Hampton

Carol Willette Bachofner is an American poet of Abenaki descent. She currently resides in Rockland, Maine. She is the co-founder and editor of the online literary journal, Pulse, established in 1997. She has also published several collections of her own poetry, including Native Moons, Native Days, as well as Drink from Your Own Wells: a guide to richer writing.

Career

She has been nominated for several literary awards and honors, including Editor of the Year by the Wordcraft Circle of Writers & Storytellers in 1999^[1] and Writer of the Year for her poetry by that same group in 2000.

In April 2012, she was named Rockland Poet Laureate^[2] by the City of Rockland, Maine.

Publications

Poetry Collections

Daughter of the Ardennes Forest: Poems. Charlotte, NC: Main Street Rag Pub., 2007. Print. ISBN 0-375-76081-4, ISBN 978-1599480640.
Breakfast at the Brass Compass: poems of Mid Coast Maine. Rockland, ME: Heartsounds, 2009. Print. ISBN 0-8050-6727-2, ISBN 978-1-892266-10-1.
I Write in the Greenhouse: Poems. Rockland, ME: Front Porch Editions, 2011. Print. ISBN 0-8050-6727-2, ISBN 978-1892266132.
Native Moons, Native Days: Poems. Greenfield Center, NY: Bowman, 2012. Print. ISBN 0-8050-6727-2, ISBN 978-1105254543

Individual Publications

All sorts, Amtrak Dawn: Seattle to Vancouver, BC.^[3]
Nocturne, and: After Your Divorce.^[3]

References

^ "Wordcraft Circle Awards Announced Honoring Native Writers and Storytellers" (Document). Native American Times. ProQuest 367629743.
^ Ernest, Dagney. "Laureates Galore". The Camden Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b Prairie Schooner Journal, First Edition, University of Nebraska Press, 2003

External links

The Comstock Review. Accessed 2013-04-02
Heartsounds Press. Accessed 2013-04-03
Main Street Rag Magazine. Accessed 2013-04-02
Maine State Library Archive. Accessed 2013-04-02
Dacus, Rachel. Fringe Magazine. Accessed 2013-04-04
Rock City Poet Blog. Accessed 2013-04-01
YouTube. Three Poets Book Launch, Camden Library. Accessed 2013-03-27.

[1] "Wordcraft Circle Awards Announced Honoring Native Writers and Storytellers" (Document). Native American Times. ProQuest 367629743.

[2] Ernest, Dagney. "Laureates Galore". The Camden Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2013.

[Prairie-3] Prairie Schooner Journal, First Edition, University of Nebraska Press, 2003

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