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	'''Nick Samaras''' is a ] and essayist, the son of ishop Kallistos Samaras, a prominent Greek Orthodox Clergyman and theologian. He was born in ], ], living there and on the island of ], ], later settling in Woburn, Massachusetts, his father's home town. His first book of poetry, ''Hands of the Saddlemaker'' received the ] in ]. His individual poems have been featured in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and many other publications. He earned his doctorate from the ]. Currently, he lives in West Nyack, New York.

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			'''Nick Samaras''' ({{langx\|el\|Νικ Σαμαράς}}; born 1952<ref>{{cite web \|last1=YOUNG \|first1=GLYNN \|title=National Poetry Month: Nicholas Samaras {{!}} \|url=https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2011/04/13/national-poetry-month-nicholas-samaras/ \|website=www.tweetspeakpoetry.com \|date=13 April 2011}}</ref>) is a poet and essayist. His first book of poetry, ''Hands of the Saddlemaker'' received the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/events/73865/nicholas-samaras\|title=Nicholas Samaras\|date=25 September 2019\|website=Poetry Foundation\|language=en\|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>

			== Biography ==
			Samaras is the son of Bishop Kallistos Samaras, a prominent ] Clergyman and theologian.
			He was born in ], England, living there and on the island of ], Greece. At the time of the political ] military dictatorship, he was brought in exile to be raised further in America, via previous living in Turkey, Wales, Brussels, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, ], and ]. He later settled in ], his father's home town.

			He earned his MFA from ], and his doctorate from the ].
			His individual poems have been featured in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and many other publications.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theadirondackreview.com/Samaras.html\|title=Nicholas Samaras\|website=www.theadirondackreview.com\|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
			Currently, he lives in ], New York.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/nicholas_samaras\|title=Nicholas Samaras\|website=Poets & Writers\|date=28 May 1981 \|language=en\|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>

			== Works ==
			* ''Hands of the Saddlemaker'' New Haven : Yale University Press, 1992. {{ISBN\|9780300054576}}, {{OCLC\|24376065}}<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Marchant\|first=Fred\|date=1992\|title=Review of Hands of the Saddlemaker\|journal=Harvard Review\|issue=1\|pages=195\|issn=1077-2901\|jstor=27559464}}</ref>
			* ''American Psalm, World Psalm'' Ashland Poetry Press, 2014. {{ISBN\|978-0-912592-76-3}}

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			* , 24 July 2014

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American poet

Nick Samaras
Born	1952 (age 72–73) Foxton, Cambridgeshire
Alma mater	Columbia University University of Denver
Genre	Poetry

Nick Samaras (Greek: Νικ Σαμαράς; born 1952) is a poet and essayist. His first book of poetry, Hands of the Saddlemaker received the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award.

Biography

Samaras is the son of Bishop Kallistos Samaras, a prominent Greek Orthodox Clergyman and theologian. He was born in Foxton, Cambridgeshire, England, living there and on the island of Patmos, Greece. At the time of the political Greek junta military dictatorship, he was brought in exile to be raised further in America, via previous living in Turkey, Wales, Brussels, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Yugoslavia, and Jerusalem. He later settled in Woburn, Massachusetts, his father's home town.

He earned his MFA from Columbia University, and his doctorate from the University of Denver. His individual poems have been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Paris Review, Poetry, The New Republic, Kenyon Review, and many other publications. Currently, he lives in West Nyack, New York.

Works

Hands of the Saddlemaker New Haven : Yale University Press, 1992. ISBN 9780300054576, OCLC 24376065
American Psalm, World Psalm Ashland Poetry Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-912592-76-3

References

YOUNG, GLYNN (13 April 2011). "National Poetry Month: Nicholas Samaras |". www.tweetspeakpoetry.com.
"Nicholas Samaras". Poetry Foundation. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
"Nicholas Samaras". www.theadirondackreview.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
"Nicholas Samaras". Poets & Writers. 28 May 1981. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
Marchant, Fred (1992). "Review of Hands of the Saddlemaker". Harvard Review (1): 195. ISSN 1077-2901. JSTOR 27559464.

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