Lee Herrick

California Poet Laureate; professor, Fresno City College

California Poet Laureate and Fresno City College professor

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April is National Poetry Month. California’s 10th poet laureate talks about why the state is an ideal place for poetry and what made him who he is today.

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April is National Poetry Month. California’s 10th poet laureate talks about why the state is an ideal place for poetry and what made him who he is today.

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