24 Facts About Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda was born on 1946 and was named Poet Laureate of Virginia by the Governor, Tim Kaine, on June 26,2006.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda is a lifelong educator and has received numerous literary and academic honors.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda gives poetry readings in public and private settings and offers workshops in museums, libraries, and universities.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda's service-oriented projects include stints in nursing homes and homeless shelters.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda is an abstract colorist painter, and her paintings have been featured in solo exhibitions throughout northern, central, and eastern Virginia.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda spent her youth in Crewe, Pulaski, and Sandston, Virginia.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda's parents influenced her decision to become an English and creative writing teacher.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda served as a Youth Page correspondent for the Richmond News Leader, the city's afternoon daily newspaper.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda was inducted into Quill and Scroll, National Honor Society, and the Beta Club.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda belonged to the Interclub Council and Future Teachers of America.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda's parents encouraged her to attend Mary Washington College, the women's division of the University of Virginia.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda won a Scholarship and Service Award and a Letter of Recognition for Quality Research from the Virginia Educational Research Association for her dissertation, Gathering Light: A Poet's Approach to Poetry Analysis.

Educational - After retiring from a 31-year career in education, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda developed a statewide poetry-in-the-schools program at the request of the Poetry Society of Virginia to promote poetry at all instructional levels.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda co-edited with Edward W Lull an instructional guide, entitled Four Virginia Poets Laureate: A Teaching Guide and secured grant funding to place copies of this book in various educational settings and libraries.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda led an effort through the Poetry Society of Virginia to fund an endowed poetry prize for deserving creative writing students at Virginia colleges and universities.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda has distributed these educational materials to universities and high schools throughout Virginia.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda devoted countless hours on the road giving poetry readings and workshops throughout the state.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda studied art for 17 years in northern Virginia under the award-winning painter, Irene Wood-Montgomery.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda is an abstract colorist, whose preferred medium is acrylic.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda has written poetry, a teaching guide, news articles, book chapters, a booklet; and her work was included in the 2009 Rappahannock Art League Calendar which features 11 poems from River Country.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda has published poems widely throughout the country and abroad in magazines, journals and anthologies, including:.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda has served as a judge of regional arts shows in eastern Virginia, including art exhibits at The Bay School of the Arts in Mathews, Virginia, Yates House in Deltaville, Virginia, and Blue Skies Gallery in Hampton, Virginia.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda is an educator's educator, providing workshops for professionals on how to improve and incorporate literature, especially poetry, into the curriculum.

Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda has provided sessions to teachers, as well as administrators, from Kindergarten through 12th to University levels.