Carol Carpenter’s poems and stories have appeared in numerous online and print publications, including Barnwood International Poetry Magazine, The Pedestal, Orbis, and Quiddity. Her work had been exhibited by art galleries and produced as podcasts (Connecticut Review and Bound Off). Her chapbook, The Empress of Patton Avenue, appears online at Heartsounds Press. She received the Hart Crane Memorial Award, the Jean Siegel Pearson Poetry Award, Artists Among Us Award and others. She lives in Michigan.