Hiram Larew literary papers

Hiram Larew (1953-) is an award winning poet based in the Washington, DC area, and an advocate for diverse voices in poetry. Born in 1953, Hiram Larew received his batchelor's degree from the University of Georgia and both a master's and PhD degrees from Oregon State University. In addition to his successful life as a poet, Larew enjoyed a distinguished career as an agricultual scientist and the Director of International Programs for the National Institute for Food and Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture before retiring in 2015.

Larew has published his poetry in many journals, books and collections and has received four Pushcart nominations and awards from Louisiana Literature, the washington review and others. His first collection of poems was published in 1999 by the City of Baltimore as the winning entry in the Artscape poetry competition. His second collection, "More Than Anything", was published in 2007 by Vrzhu Press. His third collection of poems, "Utmost", was published in 2016 by I. Giraffe Press.

He co-founded The Poet Connection, an informal advocacy effort that promotes the diversity of poetic voices in Prince George's County and is active in organizing and participating in poetry events that feature diverse voices. His current advocacy and outreach project is Poetry x Hunger, which brings awareness to the international hunger crisis through poetry. He has been involved in many poetry conferences and workshops including the Bread Loaf Writers' Workshop and the Catskills Poetry Conference. Mr. Larew is a member of the Folger Shakespeare Library Poetry Board. He lives in Churchton, MD.