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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 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 2015-2017. In 2015 he co-founded LitHop, an annual literary arts festival in the city.
Published works
- (2007) This Many Miles from Desire Cincinnati: WordTech Editions. ISBN 9781933456614. OCLC 181372610
- (2012) Gardening Secrets of the Dead Cincinnati: WordTech Editions. ISBN 9781936370979. OCLC 824983456
- (2018) Scar and Flower Cincinnati: Word Poetry. ISBN 9781625492944. OCLC 1082154187
- (2024 In praise of late wonder: new and selected poems Santa Barbara: Gunpowder Press. ISBN 9781957062174. OCLC 1459752818
As coeditor
- (2020) The world I leave you : Asian American poets on faith and spirit Asheville, NC: Orison Books. ISBN 9781949039054. OCLC 1142884166
External links
Herrick and his wife Lisa at StoryCorps
References
- "Governor Newsom Appoints Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate". California Arts Council. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- "Lee Herrick". Fresno City College. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- "Lee Herrick". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- "Governor Newsom Appoints California Poet Laureate". Governor Gavin Newsom. CAWeb Publishing Service. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- "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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