Carl George Braun Sennhenn (May 24, 1936 – August 2, 2024) was an American writer and academic who served from as the 14th
Poet Laureate of Oklahoma from 2001 until 2003. Along with Francine Ringold, he was one of two poets to win the Oklahoma Book Award for Poetry twice, in 2007 and in 2013. He was a former professor at
Rose State College
Rose State College is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
History
Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior CollegeBritton, Terry D.,Rose State College" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture' (accessed Ma ...
, where he also served as a Dean of Humanities.
Life and education
Sennhenn was born in
Baltimore
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,
Maryland
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and raised in
Norman, Oklahoma
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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the
University of Oklahoma
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, in 1958 and 1960 respectively. He died in August 2024 at the age of 88 in Norman.
Career
Sennhenn worked as an educator for over 60 years, from the elementary to college level. Even in semi-retirement, he continued to teach Creative Writing for senior adults at
Rose State College
Rose State College is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
History
Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior CollegeBritton, Terry D.,Rose State College" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture' (accessed Ma ...
.
Bibliography
* ''The Center of Noon.'' Norman: Poetry Around, 1989
* ''Harvest of Light''. Norman: Poetry Around, 1987
* ''Nocturns and Sometimes, Even I''. Cheyenne, OK: Village Books Press, 2012.
* ''Travels Through Enchanted Woods.'' Cheyenne, OK: Village Books Press, 2006.
*''Trespassing: Songs of Love, Coals of Kindness''. Village Books Press, 2017.
See also
*
Poets Laureate of Oklahoma
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...
References
External links
Poem in ''petrichor''
Poets laureate of Oklahoma
Academics from Oklahoma
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