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| '''Nick Samaras''' is a ] and essayist. His first book of poetry, ''Hands of the Saddlemaker'' received the ]. | '''Nick Samaras''' is a ] 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|last=Foundation|first=Poetry|date=2019-09-25|website=Poetry Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> | ||
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| He is the son of Bishop ], a prominent Greek Orthodox Clergyman and theologian. | He is the son of Bishop ], a prominent Greek Orthodox Clergyman and theologian. | ||
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| Born | Foxton, Cambridgeshire |
| Genre | Poetry |
Nick Samaras is a poet and essayist. His first book of poetry, Hands of the Saddlemaker received the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award.
Life
He 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, later settling in Woburn, Massachusetts, his father's home town.
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. He earned his MFA from Columbia University and his doctorate from the University of Denver. Currently, he lives in West Nyack, New York.
Works
- Hands of the Saddlemaker (Yale University Press)
- American Psalm, World Psalm (Ashland Poetry Press, 2014).
External links
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- Foundation, Poetry (2019-09-25). "Nicholas Samaras". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2019-09-25.