Samuel Green (poet)
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Samuel Green is the current Poet Laureate of the State of Washington. Green is the author of ten poetry
collections, including The Grace of Necessity, which won the 2008 Washington State Book Award
for Poetry.
Green has taught at Seattle University
and is active with the Skagit River Poetry Festival. For nearly 30 years Green has served as editor of Brooding Heron Press.
Green lives on Waldron Island, Washington.
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
collections, including The Grace of Necessity, which won the 2008 Washington State Book Award
Washington State Book Award
The Washington State Book Awards are presented annually in recognition of notable books written by Washington authors in the previous year.This literary awards program was established in 1967 as the Governor's Writers Awards. The program was based at the Washington State Library in Olympia...
for Poetry.
Green has taught at Seattle University
Seattle University
Seattle University is a Jesuit Catholic university located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA.SU is the largest independent university in the Northwest US, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools, and is one of 28 member...
and is active with the Skagit River Poetry Festival. For nearly 30 years Green has served as editor of Brooding Heron Press.
Green lives on Waldron Island, Washington.