Constance Carrier (July 29, 1908 – December 7, 1991)[1] was an American teacher and poet.

Constance Carrier
Constance Carrier
Constance Carrier
Born(1908-07-29)July 29, 1908
DiedDecember 7, 1991(1991-12-07) (aged 83)
OccupationTeacher
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSmith College
Trinity College
Genrepoetry

Life

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Carrier was descended from Martha Carrier, one of the women hanged during the notorious Salem witch trials of 1692. The witch trials were the subject of Carrier's last volume of poetry.

After graduating from Smith College in 1929, Carrier taught at New Britain High school, and then five years at Hall High School in West Hartford, before retiring in 1969. She taught several subjects, but is most remembered for teaching Latin.

Her work was published in the New Yorker,[2] New York Quarterly,[3] Ploughshares,[4] Poetry,[5] and Harper's.[6] In the 1960s and 1970s, Carrier published translations of the works three classical Roman writers: the playwright Terence, and the poets Propertius and Tibullus.

The anniversary of her 100th birthday was celebrated in New Britain, Connecticut.[7]

Awards

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Works

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Poetry

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  • The Middle Voice. Denver: A. Swallow. 1954.
  • The Angled Road. Chicago: Swallow Press. 1973. ISBN 0-8040-0655-5.
  • Witchcraft Poems: Salem, 1692. Roslyn, N.Y.: Stone House Press. 1988. ISBN 0-937035-11-4.

Translations

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Anthologies

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References

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  1. ^ "Constance V. Carrier Retired teacher and poetry writer". The Boston Globe. December 10, 1991. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Newyorker.com
  3. ^ NYquarterly.org
  4. ^ Pshares.org
  5. ^ Poetryfoundation.org
  6. ^ Harpers.org
  7. ^ Ken Byron (November 21, 2008). "Constance Carrier, a Local Teacher and Noted Poet, Will be Honored on Saturday". The Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  8. ^ "NEpoetryclub.org". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
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