Barnes, Kate (1932 - 2013)

Genre: Poetry

Poet Kate Barnes (born 9 April 1932) is the daughter of Henry Beston and Elizabeth Coatsworth, two other Mainers, both writers themselves. Barnes, who lives on a farm in Appleton, Maine, was Maine's first poet laureate, serving from 1996-2000. Kate Barnes died on June 10, 2013.

Selected Bibliography

  • Crossing the Field (1992)
  • Where the Deer Were (1994)
  • Kneeling Orion (2003)

Selected Resources