Lee Herrick – Morton Marcus Poetry Reading

The Humanities Institute is proud to present The Seventeenth Annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading featuring California Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick. Lee Herrick is the first California Poet Laureateto be reappointed to a second term. He is the author of four books, most recently In Praise of Late Wonder: New and Selected Poems (2024). He co-edited The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets on Faith and Spirit and the AGNI Portfolio of Adoptee Writing . His writing appears in anthologies such as Here: Poems for the Planet , with an introduction by the Dalai Lama; Indivisible: Poems of Social Justice , with an introduction by Common; and Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy , among others. Born in Daejeon, Korea and adopted to the United States at ten months old, he lives with his wife and daughter, and teaches in Fresno, California. Poet Gary Young, will host the program, and the evening will include an announcement of the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Prize (recipient receives a $1,000 prize). This event is a part of the Fall UCSC Living Writers course, which features poets, novelists, academics, curators, and artists in conversation with one another, in person, across genre and media. Purchase both Lee Herrick and Gary Young’s works at: www.bookshopsantacruz.com Parking Information The Cultural Center Merrill College is located in Merrill College, in the northeast corner of the campus core. Those walking or arriving by Metro bus or campus shuttle can take the steep path heading northeast from the Crown/Merrill bus stop. For those driving from the Main Entrance, stay on Coolidge Drive. Shortly after Coolidge turns left and becomes McLaughlin Drive, turn right at the sign for Merrill College. At the top of the hill, veer right. There is parking for “A,” “B,” and “C” permits along the right. Parking is provided free of charge courtesy of the Morton Marcus Poetry Commitee. There are two accessible parking spaces if you turn left at the top

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