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Richard Meyer

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Poet & Author of Orbital Paths

Although he has written poetry for most of his adult life, Richard Meyer didn’t begin sending his work out for publication until after concluding a thirty-two-year career as a teacher of high school English and humanities. In addition to his poems appearing in a variety of print and online journals, Meyer was awarded the 2012 Robert Frost Farm Prize for his poem “Fieldstone” and was the recipient of the 2014 String Poet Prize for his poem “The Autumn Way.” His poetry has also received top honors in the Great River Shakespeare Festival sonnet contest.

As a result of the recognition he’s received in recent years, Meyer may be identified in some literary circles as a significant emerging poet. Given his age, Richar ...more

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Yesterday my publisher, Amy Malecki Rogers, informed me that Orbital Paths is a finalist for a major national award. My book has been named a finalist in the national Benjamin Franklin Awards sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association. Winners will be announced at IBPA's banquet in Salt Lake City on April 8.

This is very thrilling news for me.

Richard

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