Catherine Chandler is the author of six poetry collections, including Lines of Flight, shortlisted for the Poets’ Prize, and The Frangible Hour, winner of the Richard Wilbur Award. She was raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
After graduating from Wilkes University, Chandler emigrated to Canada, completing postgraduate studies at McGill University, Montreal, where, prior to her retirement, she held various administrative and academic appointments, including International Affairs Officer and Course Lecturer, Department of Translation Studies.
Chandler’s poems, translations, stories, essays, and reviews have been published in print and online journals and anthologies in North America, Europe, and Australia. Several of Chandler’s poems were chosen by George Elliott Clarke, Poet Laureate of Canada, for inclusion in the National Poetry Registry, Library of Parliament.
Reviews of Chandler’s books, audio recordings, and other information are available at her poetry blog, The Wonderful Boat, at cathychandler.blogspot.com.
Paperback: 95 pages
Publisher: Kelsay Books (July 1, 2022)