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Sam Renken

Sam Renken, cowboy and poet.


  Sam Renken lives in McDonough, GA. He and his wife, Maggie, are parents of a 5 year-old daughter, Zuri, and a three-year-old daughter, Ella. Sam received his M.A. in Literature from Clemson University and an M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Wyoming. Sam’s poems have been published in Main Street Rag, The Pinch, Plainsongs, South Carolina Review and Xavier Review. His first collection of poetry, “Where to Start,” won the Holland Prize and will be published in 2011 by Logan House Press. Sam is a Registered Representative for Mutual of Omaha, a cowboy, a poet, and therefore a man of at least three costumes.  

Sam Renken's Background

Sam Renken's Experience

Language Arts Teacher at Cathedral Home for Children

September 2009 - February 2011

Horse Program Coordinator at Cathedral Home for Children

May 2007 - February 2011

Financial Representative at Mutual of Omaha

October 2011

Sam Renken's Education

University of Wyoming

2007 – 2009

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)


Clemson University

2004 – 2006

Master of Arts (MA)

Concentration: Literature


Nebraska Wesleyan University

1997 – 2001

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Concentration: English Language and Literature, General


Sam Renken's Interests & Activities

Poetry, Horsemanship, Risk Management, Mountain Biking, and Campfires

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