Carolyn Adams publications collection

Carolyn Adams was active in the art and literary communities of Houston, Austin, and other parts of Texas for many years, before relocating to Oregon in 2017. In 2013, she was a finalist for Houston Poet Laureate. She received her undergraduate degree in Humanities from the University of Houston in 2016.

Her poetry, collage art, and photography have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, such as Southern Poetry Anthology, Beatnik Cowboy, Willawaw Journal, Topology, San Pedro River Review, Kestrel, Hawaii Pacific Review, Common Ground Review, Main Street Rag, Caveat Lector, Kansas City Voices, and Aperçus Quarterly, among others. She has assisted in editing and publishing the poetry journals Curbside Review, Ardent, Lily Literary Review, and Mad Hatters Review, and has been a judge in contests and competitions. Her published chapbooks are Beautiful Strangers (2006, Lily Press), What Do you See? (2007, Right Hand Pointing), An Ocean of Names (2011, Red Shoe Press), and The Things You’ve Left Behind (2014, Red Shoe Press). She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and for Best of the Net, and was a finalist for the post of 2013 Houston Poet Laureate.