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Former poet laureate of Oklahoma, US

Carl Sennhenn

14th Poet Laureate of Oklahoma
In office 2001–2003
Preceded by	Joe Kreger
Succeeded by	Francine Ringold

Personal details
Born	Carl George Braun Sennhenn Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma (BA, MA)

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, where he also served as a Dean of Humanities.

Life and education

Sennhenn was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Norman, Oklahoma. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the University of Oklahoma, 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.

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.

References

Holliday, Shawn (2015). The Oklahoma Poets Laureate: A Sourcebook, History, and Anthology. Norman, OK: Mongrel Empire Press. p. 215. ISBN 9780990320432.
"Previous Award Winners and Special Recognition" (PDF). libraries.ok.gov/. 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
"Carl Sennhenn". Southern Literary Review. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
"Carl Sennhenn". Oklahoman.com. 2001-11-04. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
"OBITUARY Carl George Braun Sennhenn May 24, 1936 – August 2, 2024". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
"Special Poetry Reading by Carl Sennhenn". www.pasnorman.org. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

v t e Poets Laureate of Oklahoma
Violet McDougal (1923–1931) Paul Kroeger (1931–1940) Jennie Harris Oliver (1940–1942) Della Ione Young (1943–1944) Anne Semple (1944–1945) Bess Truitt (1945–1946) Delbert Davis (1963–1965) Rudolph N. Hill (1966–1970) Leslie A. McRill (1970–1977) Maggie Culver Fry (1977–1995) Carol Hamilton (1995–1997) Betty Lou Shipley (1997–1998) Joe Kreger (1998–2001, 2021-2022) Carl Sennhenn (2001–2003) Francine Ringold (2003–2007) N. Scott Momaday (2007–2008) James Weaver McDown Barnes (2009–2010) Eddie Wilcoxen (2011–2012) Nathan Brown (2013–2014) Benjamin Myers (2014–2015) Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (2017–2018) Jay Snider (2023-2024)

Poets Laureate of Oklahoma

Violet McDougal (1923–1931)
Paul Kroeger (1931–1940)
Jennie Harris Oliver (1940–1942)
Della Ione Young (1943–1944)
Anne Semple (1944–1945)
Bess Truitt (1945–1946)
Delbert Davis (1963–1965)
Rudolph N. Hill (1966–1970)
Leslie A. McRill (1970–1977)
Maggie Culver Fry (1977–1995)
Carol Hamilton (1995–1997)
Betty Lou Shipley (1997–1998)
Joe Kreger (1998–2001, 2021-2022)
Carl Sennhenn (2001–2003)
Francine Ringold (2003–2007)
N. Scott Momaday (2007–2008)
James Weaver McDown Barnes (2009–2010)
Eddie Wilcoxen (2011–2012)
Nathan Brown (2013–2014)
Benjamin Myers (2014–2015)
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (2017–2018)
Jay Snider (2023-2024)

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