Nicholas Samaras

Poet

West Nyack, NY

New York US

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Author's Bio

Nick Samaras is from Patmos, Greece (the “Island of the Apocalypse”) and, at the time of the Greek Junta (“Coup of the Generals”) was brought in exile to be raised further in America. He's lived in Greece, England, Wales, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Yugoslavia, Jerusalem, thirteen states in America, and he writes from a place of permanent exile.

Publications & Prizes

Books:

American Psalm, World Psalm (Ashland Poetry Press, 2014)

Hands of the Saddlemaker (Yale University Press, 1992)

Journals:

American Scholar

Kenyon Review

New Criterion

Paris Review

Poetry

The New York Times

The New Yorker

Prizes won:

Yale Series of Younger Poets Award
NEA Fellowship, Poetry
Lilly Endowment Fellowship

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

Greek

Born in:

Europe

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Last update: Nov 11, 2015