Carrie Fountain is an American poet and writer of young adult fiction. She served as 2019 Poet Laureate of Texas.

She is from Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers,[1] and received Swink Magazine's Award for Emerging Writers and the Marlboro Poetry Prize. She wrote for The Texas Observer,[2] and was poetry columnist for the Austin American-Statesman.[3]

Her work has appeared in Cimarron Review, Black Warrior Review, 32 Poems,[4] and Missouri Review Online. She lives in Austin, Texas and teaches at St. Edward's University.[5]

She was named the 2019 Poet Laureate of Texas.[6]

Awards

Works

References

  1. ^ "AGNI Online: Author Carrie Fountain". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  2. ^ "The Texas Observer > Carrie Fountain's Articles". Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Issues | 32 Poems Magazine".
  5. ^ "Humanities Faculty & Staff | School of Humanities". Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  6. ^ "Author, Poet, and Podcast Host Carrie Fountain Isn't Trying to Trick You". The Austin Chronicle. 5 April 2019.
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