Biography

Carolyn Hembree has poems out or forthcoming in the following journals: Antennae, Archipelago, Colorado Review, Copper Nickel, The Cream City Review, CutBank, Faultline, Forklift, Ohio, Indiana Review, Jubilat, Meena, New Orleans Review, Puerto del Sol, RHINO, and Witness.  Her poetry has also been anthologized in Intersection, Lush: A Poetry Anthology & Cocktail Guide, and Poetry Daily. Her first manuscript, Skinny, was a finalist in the Poet's Out Loud and the Omnidawn poetry contests. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Carolyn received a 2005 Individual Artist Fellowship from the Louisiana Division of the Arts.  Carolyn was born and raised in Bristol, Tennessee.  Before receiving her MFA from the University of Arizona, she found employment as a cashier, housecleaner, cosmetics consultant, telecommunicator, actor, receptionist, paralegal, coder, and freelance writer.  The poet currently lives in New Orleans.