Poet Laureate
Cathy Smith Bowers, a former high school English teacher, was named poet laureate in January 2010. The South Carolina native is an English instructor at Queens University in Charlotte and also served as poet-in-residence from 1996–2004. Her powerful poems about family and loss have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Southern Review and The Kenyon Review. She is the author of four poetry collections including The Love that Ended Yesterday in Texas (1992) and The Candle I Hold Up to See You (2009).
“The Laureate’s Radio Hour” Podcast – 4/18/10
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Bring North Carolina’s Poet Laureate to Your Community
State poet laureates serve as ambassadors of North Carolina literature past and present and for all North Carolina writers — especially living writers. During their term, they seek to raise appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry throughout the state. The poet laureate is available for...Posted by
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“The Laureate’s Radio Hour” Podcast – 8/22/10
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