Carol’s Poetry Puddles

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Splash around in our red rubber poetry boots and yellow slickers and see what poems might rise to the surface. Rev up your writing practice. Explore what poetry can do and write with abandon! Learn and do! Your online workshop is here!

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About Carol Willette Bachofner

7 books, publication in journals and anthologies, served as Poet Laureate (Rockland, ME 2012-16), described as a natural teacher of poetry. Offers workshops and seminars on reading and writing poetry.

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