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07-21-2007, 02:30 AM
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Lawton native Momaday named Poet Laureate for Centennial
Oklahoma City_Pulitzer Prize-winning writer N. Scott Momaday was appointed by Gov. Brad Henry on Thursday as Oklahoma Centennial State Poet Laureate.
Momaday, who has read poems at Henry's two inaugurations as governor, retired to Santa Fe, N.M. after a career of writing and teaching at universities, the last in Tucson at the University of Arizona. A Kiowa Indian, the new poet laureate has written extensively about Indian traditions and culture. He was born in Lawton and grew up on reservations. His mother was a writer and his father was a painter.
He said he moved back a year ago to Oklahoma, where he and his wife, Barbara, have an apartment in downtown Oklahoma City.
He was the artist in residence for my American Studies department at the University of Denver. I was honored to meet him, and admire him greatly. How wonderful to have him as a resident of the city.
Lawton native Momaday named Poet Laureate for Centennial
Oklahoma City_Pulitzer Prize-winning writer N. Scott Momaday was appointed by Gov. Brad Henry on Thursday as Oklahoma Centennial State Poet Laureate.
Momaday, who has read poems at Henry's two inaugurations as governor, retired to Santa Fe, N.M. after a career of writing and teaching at universities, the last in Tucson at the University of Arizona. A Kiowa Indian, the new poet laureate has written extensively about Indian traditions and culture. He was born in Lawton and grew up on reservations. His mother was a writer and his father was a painter.
He said he moved back a year ago to Oklahoma, where he and his wife, Barbara, have an apartment in downtown Oklahoma City.
He was the artist in residence for my American Studies department at the University of Denver. I was honored to meet him, and admire him greatly. How wonderful to have him as a resident of the city.