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Lee Herrick is an Korean American ], ], and ] who is currently serving as the ]. He is the first Asian American to hold the position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Newsom Appoints Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate |url=https://arts.ca.gov/press-release/governor-newsom-appoints-lee-herrick-as-california-poet-laureate/ |website=California Arts Council |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lee Herrick |url=https://www.fresnocitycollege.edu/directory/humanities/herrick-lee.html |website=Fresno City College |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref> '''Lee Herrick''' (born 1970) is an American ], ], and ] who was appointed to be ], the first Asian American to hold the position, by governor Gavin Newsom in 2022.<ref>{{cite pr |title=Governor Newsom Appoints Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate |url=https://arts.ca.gov/press-release/governor-newsom-appoints-lee-herrick-as-california-poet-laureate/ |website=California Arts Council |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lee Herrick |url=https://www.fresnocitycollege.edu/directory/humanities/herrick-lee.html |website=Fresno City College |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref>


==Biography== ==Biography==
Herrick was born in the year 1970 in ]. He was adopted at ten months old to parents in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lee Herrick |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lee-herrick |website=Poetry Foundation |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref> Herrick grew up in Modesto, California where he became interested in literature. Herrick served as the Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015-2017<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Newsom Appoints California Poet Laureate |url=https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/11/18/governor-newsom-appoints-california-poet-laureate/ |website=Governor Gavin Newsom |publisher=CAWeb Publishing Service |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref>. While there he co founded LitHop, an annual literary arts festival in the city.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lee Herrick, Poet Laureate of Fresno: The Tropics of Meta Interview |url=https://tropicsofmeta.com/2017/04/25/lee-herrick-poet-laureate-of-fresno-the-tropics-of-meta-interview/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |publisher=Tropics of Meta |date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> Herrick is ethnic ] and was born in 1970 in ], South Korea. Ten months later he was adopted by parents in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lee Herrick |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lee-herrick |website=Poetry Foundation |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref> Herrick grew up in ], where he became interested in literature. Herrick lives in ], teaching at ] and with the Low-Residency ] program of study at the ]. He served as the Fresno ] from 2015 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Newsom Appoints California Poet Laureate |url=https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/11/18/governor-newsom-appoints-california-poet-laureate/ |website=Governor Gavin Newsom |publisher=CAWeb Publishing Service |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref> In 2015 he co-founded LitHop, an annual literary arts festival in the city.<ref>{{cite blog |title=Lee Herrick, Poet Laureate of Fresno: The Tropics of Meta Interview |url=https://tropicsofmeta.com/2017/04/25/lee-herrick-poet-laureate-of-fresno-the-tropics-of-meta-interview/ |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Tropics of Meta |date=April 25, 2017}}</ref>

== Published works ==
*{{cite book |year=2007 |title=This Many Miles from Desire |location=Cincinnati |publisher=WordTech Editions |isbn=9781933456614 |oclc=181372610}}
*{{cite book |year=2012 |title=Gardening Secrets of the Dead |location=Cincinnati |publisher=WordTech Editions |isbn=9781936370979 |oclc=824983456}}
*{{cite book |year=2018 |title=Scar and Flower |location=Cincinnati |publisher=Word Poetry |isbn=9781625492944 |oclc=1082154187}}
*{{cite book |year=2024 |title=In praise of late wonder: new and selected poems |location=Santa Barbara |publisher=Gunpowder Press |isbn=9781957062174 |oclc=1459752818}}
As coeditor:
*{{cite book |year=2020 |title=The world I leave you: Asian American poets on faith and spirit |location=Asheville, NC |publisher=Orison Books |isbn=9781949039054 |oclc=1142884166}}

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Latest revision as of 03:53, 2 January 2025

Lee Herrick (born 1970) is an American poet, writer, and professor who was appointed to be Poet Laureate of the State of California, the first Asian American to hold the position, by governor Gavin Newsom in 2022.

Biography

Herrick is ethnic Korean and was born in 1970 in Daejeon, South Korea. Ten months later he was adopted by parents in the United States. Herrick grew up in Modesto, California, where he became interested in literature. Herrick lives in Fresno, teaching at Fresno City College and with the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts program of study at the University of Nevada, Reno. He served as the Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. In 2015 he co-founded LitHop, an annual literary arts festival in the city.

Published works

As coeditor:

External links

References

  1. "Governor Newsom Appoints Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate". California Arts Council (Press release). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. "Lee Herrick". Fresno City College. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. "Lee Herrick". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  4. "Governor Newsom Appoints California Poet Laureate". Governor Gavin Newsom. CAWeb Publishing Service. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  5. "Lee Herrick, Poet Laureate of Fresno: The Tropics of Meta Interview". Tropics of Meta. April 25, 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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