About Carolyn

Carolyn Jennings blossomed as a writer after working as a CPA(!) for over a decade.  She dabbled in the delights of short-story, essay, and freelance before giving her heart entirely over to poetry.

Publishing Credits

Wazee Journal Spring 2009
Journal of Poetry Therapy
Bellowing Ark
Howlings: Wild Women of the West
Snowline
THEMA

Awards

West Side Books 2003 (honorable mention and reader's choice)
ByLine Magazine




KaRin Zimmermann, Claudia Jackson, Carolyn Jennings, Jan Lurie at Making Peace writing conference

Poetry Workshops and Classes Attended

Lighthouse Writers Workshop  Denver, Colorado
Iowa Summer Writing Festival  University of Iowa
S.O.M.O.S. Nature Writing Conference  Taos, New Mexico
S.O.M.O.S presents Naomi Shihab Nye  Taos, New Mexico
Whidbey Island Writing Conference Washington State
Pink Cadillac Writing with Deb McLeod
National Association of Poetry Therapy 2002 Denver, Colorado
Aspen Summer Words with Jane Hirshfield
Making Peace-The Power of Writing and Reconciliation with Laura Davis and Natalie Goldberg
Master Class with Denver Poet Laureate Chris Ransick 2007
Truth and Beauty with Marie Howe and Ellen Bass Taos, New Mexico
Saved by a Poem with Kim Rosen

Readings

First Friday, Denver Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, April, 2008
Stella's Coffee House
Denver Poet's Day 2002
The Mercury Cafe
Mile High Coffee Shop poetry series, featured reader
Cannon Mine Reading Series
Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Thomas Hornsby Ferril House
Forza Coffee Company, featured reader and currently, co-host of Third Thursday poetry series

Memberships

Columbine Poets, Colorado State Poetry Society
Lighthouse Writers Workshop

Poetry Workshops Facilitated

Soup Kitchen Writing
Columbine Poets, Colorado State Poetry Society
Teen Poetry Cafe 2009, Broomfield Public Library
Writer's Sunday Series at The Book Keeper

Training in Writing-as-healing

Participated in journal therapy group with Kathleen Adams, 2000-2005
Writing and healing with Kathleen Adams and Joy Sawyer, DU 2007
Journal to the Self® with Jane Pace, 2008
Journal to the Self® Instructor Certification Training, 2008