Carol Bachofner  Carol Willette Bachofner is an American poet of Abenaki descent. She currently resides in Rockland, Maine. She is the co-founder and editor of the online literary journal, "Pulse," established in 1997. She has also published several collections of her own poetry, including "Native Moons, Native Days", as well as "Drink from Your Own Wells: a guide to richer writing". She has been nominated for several literary awards and honors, including Editor of the Year by the Wordcraft Circle of Writers & Storytellers in 1999 and Writer of the Year for her poetry by that same group in 2000. In April 2012, she was named Rockland Poet Laureate by the City of Rockland, Maine.