Occupation Poet, professor Education Winthrop University Role Poet | Name Cathy Bowers Alma mater Winthrop University | |
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Notable awards North Carolina Poet Laureate Books The Love that Ended Yesterda, Like Shining from Sho, The Candle I Hold Up t, The House in the Heart: Po, The Collected Poems of | ||
Cathy smith bowers reads snow
Cathy Smith Bowers (born 1949) is an American poet and professor. She teaches poetry in an M.F.A. program at Queens University of Charlotte. Bowers was named by Governor Bev Perdue as the sixth North Carolina Poet Laureate, 2010–2012. She has published five collections of poetry.
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- Cathy smith bowers reads snow
- N c poet laureate installation ceremony cathy smith bowers
- Early life and education
- Career
- Poet laureateship
- Personal life
- Works
- Awards and honors
- References
N c poet laureate installation ceremony cathy smith bowers
Early life and education
Bowers was born in 1949, in the town of Lancaster, South Carolina. She went on to receive her bachelor's degree in 1972 and master's degree in 1976 (both in English) from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In 1984, Bowers also attended the International Graduate Summer School at Exeter College at the University of Oxford.
Career
Bowers is currently an instructor in poetry in the M.F.A. program in Creative Writing at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been an instructor at Queens since 1983.
Poet laureateship
In 2010, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue appointed Bowers as the new North Carolina Poet Laureate to succeed Kathryn Stripling Byer. She was also the judge for the North Carolina Poetry Society's Poet Laureate Award.
Personal life
Bowers lives in Tryon, North Carolina. She "always wears flats" because she stands six feet tall already. Many of the major events in her life work their way into Bower's poetry, such as being estranged from her father; having a brother die of AIDS, as well as another of drug and alcohol abuse; and having her second husband commit suicide.
Works
Bowers' poetry has appeared in various magazines and journals including The Atlantic Monthly, The Georgia Review, Poetry, The Southern Review, and The Kenyon Review. She has five collections of poetry published:
Bowers' essay "A Moment of Intensity" was featured in Poet’s Market, 2007.
Awards and honors
Bowers' awards and honors include: