Carolyn Smart
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Carolyn Smart is an author, mostly of poetry
, who lives in Kingston
, Ontario
, Canada
. She currently teaches Contemporary Canadian Literature and Creative Writing at Queen's University
.
She was seventeen when she published her first poem in an anthology called Vibrations, edited by Gage publishing and intended for study in schools. She continued to publish while studying English Literature
and Eastern Religion
at the University of Toronto
. She gave her first public reading in 1972, and she began writing full-time in 1979, with her first collection of poetry being published in 1981.
She has two sons, two dogs, and a loving husband.
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, who lives in Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. She currently teaches Contemporary Canadian Literature and Creative Writing at Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
.
She was seventeen when she published her first poem in an anthology called Vibrations, edited by Gage publishing and intended for study in schools. She continued to publish while studying English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
and Eastern Religion
Eastern religion
This article is about far east and Indian religions. For other eastern religions see: Eastern_world#Eastern_cultureEastern religions refers to religions originating in the Eastern world —India, China, Japan and Southeast Asia —and thus having dissimilarities with Western religions...
at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. She gave her first public reading in 1972, and she began writing full-time in 1979, with her first collection of poetry being published in 1981.
She has two sons, two dogs, and a loving husband.