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| == Life == | == Life == | ||
| 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. | ||
| He was born in ], ], living there and on the island of ], ], later settling in Woburn, Massachusetts, his father's home town. | He was born in ], ], living there and on the island of ], ]. At the time of the political Greek Junta (“Coup of the Generals”) Military Dictatorship, he was brought in exile to be raised further in America, via previous living in Greece, Asia Minor, England, Wales, Brussels, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Yugoslavia, Jerusalem, thirteen states in America, later settling in Woburn, Massachusetts, his father's home town. He has come to write from a place of permanent exile. | ||
| He earned his MFA from ], and his doctorate from the ]. | He earned his MFA from ], and his doctorate from the ]. | ||
| His individual poems have been featured in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and many other publications. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theadirondackreview.com/Samaras.html|title=Nicholas Samaras|website=www.theadirondackreview.com|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> | His individual poems have been featured in '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and many other publications. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theadirondackreview.com/Samaras.html|title=Nicholas Samaras|website=www.theadirondackreview.com|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> | ||
| Currently, he lives in West Nyack, New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/nicholas_samaras|title=Nicholas Samaras|website=Poets & Writers|language=en|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> | Currently, he lives in West Nyack, New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/nicholas_samaras|title=Nicholas Samaras|website=Poets & Writers|language=en|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> | ||
| == Works == | == Works == | ||
| * ''Hands of the Saddlemaker'' New Haven : Yale University Press, 1992. {{ISBN|9780300054576}}, {{OCLC|24376065}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marchant|first=Fred|date=1992|title=Review of Hands of the Saddlemaker|journal=Harvard Review|issue=1|pages=195|issn=1077-2901|jstor=27559464}}</ref> | * ''Hands of the Saddlemaker'' New Haven : Yale University Press, 1992. {{ISBN|9780300054576}}, {{OCLC|24376065}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marchant|first=Fred|date=1992|title=Review of Hands of the Saddlemaker|journal=Harvard Review|issue=1|pages=195|issn=1077-2901|jstor=27559464}}</ref> | ||
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| Nick Samaras | |
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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. At the time of the political Greek Junta (“Coup of the Generals”) Military Dictatorship, he was brought in exile to be raised further in America, via previous living in Greece, Asia Minor, England, Wales, Brussels, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Yugoslavia, Jerusalem, thirteen states in America, later settling in Woburn, Massachusetts, his father's home town. He has come to write from a place of permanent exile.
He earned his MFA from Columbia University, and his doctorate from the University of Denver. 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. Currently, he lives in West Nyack, New York.
Works
- Hands of the Saddlemaker New Haven : Yale University Press, 1992. ISBN 9780300054576, OCLC 24376065
- American Psalm, World Psalm Ashland Poetry Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-912592-76-3
References
- Foundation, Poetry (2019-09-25). "Nicholas Samaras". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Nicholas Samaras". www.theadirondackreview.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Nicholas Samaras". Poets & Writers. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- Marchant, Fred (1992). "Review of Hands of the Saddlemaker". Harvard Review (1): 195. ISSN 1077-2901. JSTOR 27559464.
External links
- Image Artist of the Month - Nick Samaras
- A Conversation with poet, Nicholas Samaras, author of “American Psalm, World Psalm”, July 24, 2014
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