Creative Writing and Literary Arts

M.F.A.,Warren Wilson College

B.A., St Mary's College of Maryland

anne.caston@gmail.com

Anne is a former nurse, a writer and an educator whose work has been published in literary and medical journals here and abroad. Her work has recently been anthologized in collections such as The New American Poets: A Bread Loaf Anthology, Where Books Fall Open, Sustenance & Desire, and Long Journey: Contemporary Northwest Poets.  She was also the recipient of the 2005 and 2002 Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The second edition of Anne's book, Judah's Lion, has just been released from Toad Hall Press (New Hampshire). Judah's Lion was recently reviewed in The Montserrat Review. She is currently working on a third collection of poems, The Empress of Longing, and a memoir, Deep Dixie: A Southerner's Take on Life, Love, Friendship, Romance, Faith, and Coming-of-Age Among Southern Bapists." Anne Caston earned a B.A. in Language and Literature from St. Mary's College of Maryland in 1993 and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College in 1995.

Judah's Lion, 2009

As a former nurse, Anne Caston offers poems that wrestle with what it takes to live--fully human and humane--with a capacity for mercy and compassion in a world where she has watched, first-hand the sufferings and death of those who have come into her care. Caston never looks away from tragedy, but perhaps even more astonishing, manages to hope in the face of it with the full knowledge of what can and will happen in our lives.

Long Journey: Contemporary Northwest Poets, 2006

For poetry enthusiasts, readers interested in Northwest literature, younger poets looking for outstanding poets in the region, and students of creative writing, Long Journey offers a rich view of the poetry of our time and place.

Featuring the work of poets from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana.

Flying Out with the Wounded, 1997

This collection of poems is striking in its powerful representation of humanity and its dramatic use of language. Anne Caston explores the inner recesses of the human mind and body, delving into the murky shadows where individuals fear to tread. The poems consider the nature of death, love, brutality, friendship, and much more.