Rudolph N. Hill
eighth poet laureate of Oklahoma
Rudolph Nelson Hill (1903–1980) was the eighth poet laureate of Oklahoma, appointed by Governor Henry Bellmon, in 1966. Born in Missouri, Hill was raised in central Oklahoma and lived most of his life in Wewoka. Hill was educated at The University of Oklahoma and worked as a lawyer. In 1970, Hill was a named a Poet Laureate Emeritus by Governor Dewey Bartlett.
Bibliography
Red Ship Wings: Poems. Wewoka, OK: Lasiter, 1929
Whipping-Tree and Wagon-Trails Farewell; America Forever: Poems, 1942
Star of Peace on Trail of Cibola. San Antonio: Nay.or, 1954
Westward Wind and 20th Century Singing Words: Poems, 1959.
Curtain Calls before Curfew, 1962.
Frontiers of Soonerland in Song and Story. Oklahoma City: Adman, 1965.
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