Carol Potter
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Carol Potter is an American poet who has won a number of awards. She teaches in the MFA program at Antioch University in Los Angeles.
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[edit] Education
- M.F.A., Poetry, MFA Program for Poets & Writers, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- B.A. English/Journalism, Women's Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Certificate: Women's Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
[edit] Books
- Short History of Pets
- Otherwise Obedient (Red HenPress) (December, 2005)
- Before We Were Born (1990) (Alice James Books)
- Upside Down In The Dark (1995) (Alice James Books)
[edit] Other publications
Pushcart XXVI, Poetry Magazine, Field, The Massachusetts Review, The American Poetry Review, The Iowa Review, The Women's Review of Books, Prairie Schooner, Maize, The Journal, and Arts & Letters.
[edit] Awards and honors
- 1999 Cleveland State University Poetry Center Award
- Balconies Prize
- dA center for the Arts Poetry Award
- Pushcart Prize
- Tom McAfee Discovery Award from The Missouri Review (1986)
- New Letters Award for Poetry (1990)
- Three-time finalist for Massachusetts Cultural Council awards.
- Residency and fellowship grants from MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, Fundacion Valparaiso, Villa Montalvo, Centrum, and the Millay Colony.
- Writer-in-Residence at Thurber House (2003)
- Visiting Poet, MFA Program, Indiana University (2003-2004)
[edit] Personal life
Potter was born in Washington, Connecticut. She has two daughters, Jessame and Amy. She is divorced, and a lesbian.
[edit] Teaching
Potter taught for 17 years at Holyoke Community College, but currently teaches in the MFA program at Antioch University in Los Angeles.
