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'''Lee Herrick''' is a Korean 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> '''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 1970 in ]. 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> 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>


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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

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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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