Carol Hamilton (born August 24, 1935) was the Oklahoma Poet Laureate from 1995 to 1997.Patricia Yarbrough, "Poets Laureate," The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, www.okhistory.org (accessed August 11, 2018). http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PO002Holliday, Shawn, "1995-1997 Carol Jean Hamilton," ''The Oklahoma Poets Laureate'' pgs. 165-168

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Carol Jean Hamilton was born on August 24th, 1935 in

Enid, Oklahoma Enid ( ) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma, Garfield County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 51,308. Enid was founded during the openin ...

. Her mother, Ruby Barber, was also a poet and a professor at Rose State College and Midwest City High School. Hamilton graduated Midwest City High School in 1953, received her bachelor's degree from

Phillips University Phillips University was a private university in Enid, Oklahoma. It opened in 1906 and closed in 1998. It was affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It included an undergraduate college and a graduate seminary. The university ...

in 1956, and later a master's degree from the

University of Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) is a public university in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma, with almost 13,000 students and approximately 430 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founded in ...

. She taught at Midwest City Del City schools,

Rose State College Rose State College is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma. History Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior CollegeBritton, Terry D.,Rose State College" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture' (accessed Ma ...

, and the University of Central Oklahoma. She helped found the Woody Guthrie Poets in 2004. Her book ''Once the Dust'' published by Broncho Press was a 1992 Oklahoma Book Award winner. She won the 1987 and 1992 Byline Literary award for "The Summary" and "In the Distance," respectively. She was nominated five times for a Pushcart Prize."Poetry reading is set in Norman on Sunday", ''The Oklahoman'', May 17, 2012 https://newsok.com/article/3676005/poetry-reading-is-set-in-norman-on-sunday Her work has been published in many journals, including ''Christian Science Monitor'', ''Christian Century'', ''Arizona Quarterly'', ''Quartet'', ''The Prairie Poet'', ''Encounter'', ''Audit'', ''Discourse'', ''Quoin'', ''New Campus Review'', ''Roanoke Review'', and ''Cimarron Review''. Her poem "Patterns" appears in the 1983 anthology ''Peace: A Poetry Anthology'' created as a fundraiser for the Benedictine Peace House.

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