Carol TownsendCarol Townsend received her BS in Art from Nazareth College of Rochester and her BFA in Applied Design in Ceramics from Ohio University. She is an Associate Professor of Art and Design and former Chair of the Design Department at the State UniversityCollege of New York at Buffalo. As an award winning ceramicist and mixed media artist, her works are represented in numerous collections. She has been a frequent participant in the Chautauqua Writers' Center poetry workshops and has served on the board of the Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends. One of her poems was first runner up in the 2019 National Carolyn Forche Prize competition sponsored by Waterwood Press. An avid gardener and photographer, she resides with her husband, John, and dachshund, Max, in Snyder, New York. Read More Read Less