Arthur Sze, the first Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, is the author of numerous poetry collections, including Sight Lines (Copper Canyon Press, 2019), The Ginkgo Light, and Compass Rose. The recipient of several awards, including the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry, a Lannan Literary Award for Poetry, an American Book Award, and a Jackson Poetry Prize, Sze is also a chancellor at the Academy of American Poets. He lives in Santa Fe and is a professor emeritus at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Photograph by Jennifer Brummett.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Lichen Song, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2015–2016
- Qiviut, poetry, in Winter 2014
- Pinwheel, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2010–2011
- Mistaking Water Hemlock for Parsley, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2009-2010
- Pig’s Heaven Inn, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2008–2009
- Grand Bay, poetry, in Fall 2007
- Reading His Poetry, a narrative outloud - audio, in Fall 2009