Carol Jean Hamilton was born on August 24th, 1935 in Enid, Oklahoma. Her mother, Ruby Barber, was also a poet and a professor at Rose State College and Midwest City High School.[3] Hamilton graduated Midwest City High School in 1953, received her bachelor's degree from Phillips University in 1956, and later a master's degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.[4][2] She taught at Midwest City Del City schools, Rose State College, and the University of Central Oklahoma.[4] She helped found the Woody Guthrie Poets in 2004.[2]
Her book Once the Dust published by Broncho Press was a 1992 Oklahoma Book Award winner.[4] She won the 1987 and 1992 Byline Literary award for "The Summary" and "In the Distance," respectively.[5] She was nominated five times for a Pushcart Prize.[6] Her work has been published in many journals, including Christian Science Monitor, Christian Century, Arizona Quarterly,[3]Quartet, The Prairie Poet, Encounter, Audit, Discourse, Quoin, New Campus Review, Roanoke Review, and Cimarron Review.[7] Her poem "Patterns" appears in the 1983 anthology Peace: A Poetry Anthology created as a fundraiser for the Benedictine Peace House.[8]
carol, hamilton, this, article, about, american, poet, scottish, curler, curler, born, august, 1935, oklahoma, poet, laureate, from, 1995, 1997, biography, editcarol, jean, hamilton, born, august, 24th, 1935, enid, oklahoma, mother, ruby, barber, also, poet, p. This article is about American poet For Scottish curler see Carol Hamilton curler Carol Hamilton born August 24 1935 was the Oklahoma Poet Laureate from 1995 to 1997 1 2 Carol HamiltonBiography editCarol Jean Hamilton was born on August 24th 1935 in Enid Oklahoma Her mother Ruby Barber was also a poet and a professor at Rose State College and Midwest City High School 3 Hamilton graduated Midwest City High School in 1953 received her bachelor s degree from Phillips University in 1956 and later a master s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma 4 2 She taught at Midwest City Del City schools Rose State College and the University of Central Oklahoma 4 She helped found the Woody Guthrie Poets in 2004 2 Her book Once the Dust published by Broncho Press was a 1992 Oklahoma Book Award winner 4 She won the 1987 and 1992 Byline Literary award for The Summary and In the Distance respectively 5 She was nominated five times for a Pushcart Prize 6 Her work has been published in many journals including Christian Science Monitor Christian Century Arizona Quarterly 3 Quartet The Prairie Poet Encounter Audit Discourse Quoin New Campus Review Roanoke Review and Cimarron Review 7 Her poem Patterns appears in the 1983 anthology Peace A Poetry Anthology created as a fundraiser for the Benedictine Peace House 8 See also edit nbsp Poetry portalPoets Laureate of OklahomaReferences edit Patricia Yarbrough Poets Laureate The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture www okhistory org accessed August 11 2018 http www okhistory org publications enc entry php entry PO002 a b c Holliday Shawn 1995 1997 Carol Jean Hamilton The Oklahoma Poets Laureate pgs 165 168 a b Brandenburg John 8 June 1989 Convention of state poetry societies to be held in city The Daily Oklahoman Retrieved 30 October 2023 a b c Home Spotlight on You The Daily Oklahoman 3 March 1993 Retrieved 30 October 2023 Poetry reading is set in Norman on Sunday The Oklahoman May 17 2012 https newsok com article 3676005 poetry reading is set in norman on sunday Brandenburg John 17 September 1972 Enid native will read poems here The Daily Oklahoman Retrieved 30 October 2023 State poets for peace plan Sunday reading in city The Daily Oklahoman 4 November 1983 Retrieved 30 October 2023 nbsp This biographical article about an American poet born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Oklahoma related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carol Hamilton amp oldid 1203996658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
