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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''' is a Korean American ], ], and ] who was appointed to be ], the first Asian American to hold the position, by governor Gavin Newsom in 2024.<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>


==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 was born in1970 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 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>

== Published works ==
*(2007) '''' Cincinnati: WordTech Editions. ISBN 9781933456614. OCLC 181372610
*(2012) Cincinnati: WordTech Editions. ISBN 9781936370979. OCLC 824983456
*(2018) '''' Cincinnati: Word Poetry. ISBN 9781625492944. OCLC 1082154187

==References== ==References==
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Lee Herrick is a Korean 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 2024.

Biography

Herrick was born in1970 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 served as the Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015-2017. While there he co founded LitHop, an annual literary arts festival in the city.

Published works

References

  1. "Governor Newsom Appoints Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate". California Arts Council. 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. 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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