Larry Woiwode
Larry Alfred Woiwode (October 30, 1941April 28, 2022) was an American writer from
North Dakota, where he was the state's
Poet Laureate from 1995 until his death. His work appeared in ''
The New Yorker'', ''
Esquire'', ''
The Atlantic Monthly'', ''
Harpers'', ''
Gentleman's Quarterly'', ''
The Partisan Review'' and ''
The Paris Review''. He was the author of five
novels; two collections of short stories; a commentary titled "Acts"; a biography of the Gold Seal founder and entrepreneur,
Harold Schafer, ''Aristocrat of the West''; a book of poetry, ''Even Tide''; and reviews and essays and essay-reviews that appeared in dozens of publications, including ''
The New York Times'' and ''
The Washington Post Book World''. He received North Dakota's highest honor, the
Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, in 1992.
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