Carol Smallwood (born May 3, 1939) is an American poet and writer.[1]

Early life and education

Carol Smallwood was born May 3, 1939, in Cheboygan, Michigan to teachers Lloyd and Lucy Gouine.[2] She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1961[3] followed by a master's degree in Art in 1963,[3] and MLA Library Science degree from Western Michigan University in 1976.[1]

Married in 1963 and divorced in 1976, Smallwood has two children.[2]

Career

Smallwood began working in the education and library administration fields in 1961.[3] She has written non-fiction books for libraries with the intention of providing public and higher-education libraries with strategies and tested programs to encourage patron interaction.[4]

She stated in an interview that her first book "came from teachers asking where to get materials", and that she started writing poetry after being told her "chan[c]es were slim of surviving cancer".[5]

Awards

Selected publications

Fiction

Non-fiction

  • Library Partnerships With Writers and Poets: Case Studies (joint author with Vera Gubnitskaia), McFarland & Company, 2017. ISBN 978-1476665399
  • Interweavings: Creative Nonfiction, Shanti Arts Publishing, 2017. ISBN 9781941830468
  • The Complete Guide to Using Google in Libraries: Volume 1 Instruction, Administration and Staff Productivity, Volume 2 (editor), McFarland & Company, 2015. ISBN 978-1442246904 ISBN 978-1442247888
  • Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. ISBN 978-1442243576
  • Writing After Retirement: Tips From Successful Retired Writers (joint editor with Christine Redman-Waldeyer), Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. ISBN 978-1442238305
  • Library Services for Multicultural Patrons: Strategies to Encourage Library Use (joint editor with Kim Becnel), Scarecrow Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0810887220
  • Continuing Education for Librarians: Essays on Career Improvement through Classes, Workshops, Conferences and More, McFarland & Company, 2013. ISBN 978-0786468867
  • Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching (joint editor with Colleen S. Harris, and Cynthia Brackett-Vincent), McFarland & Company, 2012. ISBN 978-0786463923
  • How to Thrive as a Solo Librarian (joint editor with Melissa J. Clapp), Scarecrow Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0810882133
  • The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times , 2011.
  • Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages (joint editor with Cynthia Brackett-Vincent), All Things That Matter Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0984259434
  • Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook , ALA Editions, 2009.
  • Insider's Guide to School Libraries: Tips and Resources , Linworth Publishing, 1997. ISBN 978-0938865612
  • A Guide to Selected Federal Agency Programs and Publications for Librarians and Teachers , Libraries Umlimited Inc, 1986. ISBN 978-0872875289

Novels

  • Lily's Odyssey, All Things That Matter Press, 2010. ISBN 9780984098453

Poetry

  • On the Way to Wendy's , Pudding House Publications, 2008. ISBN 978-1589986459
  • Patterns : Moments in Time. Word Poetry. 28 February 2019. ISBN 978-1625493057.
  • Poetry A Matter of Selection, Poetic Matrix Press, 2018. ISBN 0998146986
  • Prisms, Particles, and Refractions, Finishing Line Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1635342338
  • In Hubble's Shadow, Shanti Arts Publishing, 2017. ISBN 9781941830444
  • Divining the Prime Meridian, WordTech Editions, 2015. ISBN 9781625491114
  • Water, Earth, Air, Fire, and Picket Fences, Lamar University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780991107483
  • Compartments: Poems on Nature, Femininity and Other Realms, Anaphora Literary Press, 2011. ISBN 9781681141848
  • Smallwood, Carol (2018). In the Measuring. Shanti Arts. ISBN 978-1-947067-38-7.
  • Visits and Other Passages, Finishing Line Press, January 2019. ISBN 1635348005
  • Chronicles in Passage, Poetic Matrix Press, August 2019. ISBN 978-1733702539
  • Thread, Form, and Other Enclosures, Main Street Rag Publishing, October 2020. ISBN 9781599488127
  • The Illusiveness of Gray, Kelsay Books, May 2021. ISBN 9781954353367

References

  1. ^ a b "Author Details". libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  2. ^ a b "Carol Smallwood". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale Group. 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Depin, Kelly (9 August 2010). "Footnotes August 2010: NMRT Member Profile: Carolyn Smallwood". New Members Round Table (NMRT). Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ^ Glantz, Shelley (2013). "Library Services for Multicultural Patrons: Strategies to Encourage Library Use". Library Media Connection. 32 (1): 58 – via EBSCOhost.
  5. ^ Foldes, Mike. "Interviewing the Interviewer: an e-talk with Carol Smallwood". Ragazine. Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Carol Smallwood – Directory of Writers". Poets & Writers. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ^ Consolino-Barsotti, Gina (6 January 2016). "A Conversation with Carol Smallwood". Literary Mama. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Smallwood
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