Lenard Moore

Lenard Duane Moore (born February 13, 1958) is an American writer. He was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He has written more than 20 forms of poetry, drama, essays and literary criticism. He has been writing and publishing haiku for 25 years.

Poetry
Lenard's poetry has been translated into several languages. He has written the following:
Poems of Love & Understanding (Carlton Press, 1982)
The Open Eye (NC Haiku Society Press, 1985)
Forever Home (St. Andrews College Press, 1992)
Desert Storm: A Brief History (Los Hombres Press, 1993)

Awards
1983, 1994, 2003 Haiku Museum of Tokyo Award
1987-1988 Japan Air Lines Haiku Contest Finalist out of 40,000 entries
1992 First Prize Winner in Traditional Style Haiku,Mainichi Daily News:Tokyo, JAPAN
1992 Third Prize Harold G. Henderson Award, Haiku Society of America
1996 Indies Arts Award
1997 Margaret Walker Creative Writing Award
1998 Tar Heel of the Week Award
1998-2000 Cave Canem Fellow
2000 Alumni Achievement Award
2001 The Heron's Nest Award, First Runner-up for poem "summer moon-"
2006 Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award for contributing to the fine arts of North Carolina

Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:Military people from North Carolina
Category:Writers from North Carolina