Carole Simmons Oles 
Professor Emerita, CSU, Chico 

Carole Simmons Oles is the author of nine books of poems, most recently “A Selected History of Her Heart” (University of New Mexico Press), from which she reads here. Her work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Field, Poetry, Prairie Schooner, The Women’s Review of Books and other magazines. She has taught at Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont. Since 1992 she has been on the faculty at CSU, Chico, where she is Professor Emerita. 

Recorded: March 30, 2015