Carina is represented by Linda Epstein of Emerald City Literary Agency. She is the author of several collections of poetry, including LEMONWORLD & Other Poems, Invisible Reveille, and The Grey Bird: Thirteen Emoji Poems in Translation. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame, where she was the recipient of a Nicholas Sparks Fellowship, and a BA in English & Creative Writing from Sweet Briar College. She received an &Now Award for Innovative Writing for The Grey Bird, and has won two Academy of American Poets Prizes.
Praise for The Grey Bird: Thirteen Emoji Poems in Translation
Is Emoji Poetry The Ultimate Form of Those Dumb Little Icons? @ The Mary Sue
Emoji Poetry Exists & It’s Pretty Awesome @ Refinery 29
Emoji Poetry Is So (Heart Emoji) (Thumbs Up Emoji) @ Bustle
Awesome Emoji Poems That Are Surprisingly Brilliant @ Design Taxi
Emoji Poems Exist @ Paper Magazine
Praise for LEMONWORLD
Reviewed by Jeffrey Hecker @ Tarpaulin Sky Magazine
Reviewed by Carleen Tibbetts @ Sink Review
Selected Essays
Divine Love: On Lesbian Power Ballads & The Wild Heart @ Coldfront Magazine
Home/Birth @ Action Yes Online Quarterly
On Marie Calloway’s What Purpose Did I Serve In Your Life @ Tarpaulin Sky Magazine
Melodrama Is The New New Sincerity @ Montevidayo
Selected Poems
Gentlemen Prefer Bows Over Dinner @ Hyperallergic
To Her Coy Mistress @ The Atlas Review