Bio
Dr. Bolstridge earned degrees from the University of Maine at Presque Isle and at Orono and a Ph.D. in English Literature from Oklahoma State University. She taught elementary school in Millinocket, English Composition at UMO and OSU, and Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Cincininati. She taught fulltime at MSSM from 1995 to 2000 and has been teaching part time here since then.
Classes:
AP Literature
Other Duties:
Teaching Experience:
Millinocket Elementary School
University of Maine, Orono
Oklahoma State University
University of Cincinnati
The Maine School of Science and Mathematics
Publications:
Maine in Print (1st prize, Main Writers and Publishers Alliance, Poetry Contest, 2005); Out of Line; Maine Voices (The Wilderness Society); Quantum Tao; Intricate Weave (Iris Editions); Sleeping with Dionysus (Crossing Press); Nimrod (finalist Pablo Neruda Poetry Contest 1998); Passenger (1995 Passenger Poet Award); Licking River Review (Best of Issue Poetry Prize 1991); Cimarron Review (American Academy of Poets Prize; Oklahoma State University Short Fiction Award 1985); Wolf Moon Press Journal; and many others.
Available publications on-line:
http://www.wolfmoonpress.com/poetry/gardeninspring.htm
http://www.wolfmoonpress.com/Essays/natureandtheword.htm
http://www.wolfmoonpress.com/poetry/timezones.htm
http://www.wolfmoonpress.com/poetry/ourfather.htm
http://riverreview.umfk.maine.edu/documentsfin/abolstridge1.htm
