Cathy Smith Bowers. Courtesy North Carolina Literary Trails.
| Cathy Smith Bowers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1949 Lancaster, South Carolina |
| Occupation | Poet, professor |
| Alma mater | Winthrop University |
| Notable award(s) | North Carolina Poet Laureate |
Cathy Smith Bowers (born 1949) is an American poet and academic. She served as the 6th Poet laureate of North Carolina, 2010-2012.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Bowers was born in the town of Lancaster, South Carolina.[1]
She earned a bachelor's degree in 1972 and a master's degree in 1976 (both in English) from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[2] In 1984, Bowers also attended the International Graduate Summer School at Exeter College at the University of Oxford.[1]
Career[]
Meet the Poet Laureate of North Carolina
Bowers is an instructor in poetry in the M.F.A. program in Creative Writing at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] She has been an instructor at Queens since 1983.[1]
Bowers' poetry has appeared in various magazines and journals including the Atlantic Monthly, Georgia Review, Poetry, Southern Review, and Kenyon Review. She has 5 collections of poetry published:[2]
Bowers' essay "A Moment of Intensity" was featured in Poet’s Market, 2007.[4]
Private life[]
Bowers lives in Tryon, North Carolina.[3] She "always wears flats" because she stands 6 feet tall already.[5]
Writing[]
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 2nd husband commit suicide.[2]
Recognition[]
In 2010, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue appointed Bowers as the 6th North Carolina Poet laureate, succeeding Kathryn Stripling Byer.[3]
Awards and honors[]
Bowers' awards and honors include:[3]
- 1990 – General Electric Foundation Award for Young Writers
- 2002 – J.B. Fuqua Distinguished Educator Award, Queens University
- 2006, 2007 – Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Award, North Carolina Poetry Society
- 2010–2012 – North Carolina Poet Laureate
- 2011 – Savannah Book Festival, guest author[6]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Love That Ended Yesterday in Texas: Poems. Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 1992.
- Traveling in Time of Danger .Oak Ridge, TN: Iris Press, 1999.
- A Book of Minutes. Oak Ridge, TN: Iris Press, 2004.
- The Candle I Hold Up To See You. Oak Ridge, TN: Iris Press, 2009.
- Like Shining from Shook Foil: Selected poems. Winston-Salem, NC: Press 53, 2010.
- Collected Poems (edited by Fred Chappell). Winston-Salem, NC: Press 53, 2013.
Non-fiction[]
Cathy Smith Bowers reads "Language"
- Soul's Labyrinth: Caring for the soul through poetry (with Robert Lee Hadon). Charlotte, NC: Haden Institute, 1996.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[7]
See also[]
| Preceded by Kathryn Stripling Byer |
North Carolina Poet Laureate 2010-2012 |
Succeeded by Joseph Bathanti |
Cathy Smith Bowers reads "Snow"
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cathy Smith Bowers". South Carolina Center for the Book. University of South Carolina. http://faculty.libsci.sc.edu/literarymap/authors/bower.htm. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cathy Smith Bowers". North Carolina Literary Trails. North Carolina Arts Council. http://www.ncliterarytrails.org/featuredwriters/cathysmithbowers.aspx. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Past North Carolina Poets Laureate". North Carolina Arts Council. http://www.ncarts.org/freeform_scrn_template.cfm?ffscrn_id=177&. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Faculty Profile". Queens University of Charlotte. http://www.queens.edu/Academics-and-Schools/Schools-and-Colleges/College-of-Arts-and-Sciences/College-of-Arts-and-Sciences-Faculty/CAS-Profile.html?profileId=4786. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Bagwell, Amy (April 7, 2011). "An interview with Cathy Smith Bowers, N.C. Poet Laureate". Charlotte Viewpoint. http://www.charlotteviewpoint.org/article/2371/An-interview-with-Cathy-Smith-Bowers. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Cathy Smith Bowers". Savannah Book Festival. http://www.savannahbookfestival.org/authors/cathy-smith-bowers/. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ↑ Search results = au:Cathy Smith Bowers, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Dec. 27, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- Cathy Smith Bowers at the Poetry Foundation
- Six Poems by Cathy Smith Byers at StorySouth
- Audio / video
- About
- Cathy Smith Bowers at North Carolina Literary Trails
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