| Carl Sennhenn | |
| Birth Name: | Carl Braun Sennhenn |
| Office: | 14th Poet Laureate of Oklahoma |
| Termstart: | 2001 |
| Termend: | 2003 |
| Predecessor: | Joe Kreger |
| Successor: | Francine Ringold |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Oklahoma (BA, MA) |
Carl Braun Sennhenn is an American writer and academic who served from as the 14th Poet Laureate of Oklahoma from 2001 until 2003.[1] Along with Francine Ringold, he is one of two poets to win the Oklahoma Book Award for Poetry twice, in 2007 and in 2013.[2] He is a former professor at Rose State College, where he also served as a Dean of Humanities.[3]
Sennhenn was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Norman, Oklahoma. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the University of Oklahoma, in 1958 and 1960 respectively.[4]
Sennhenn has worked as an educator for over 60 years, from the elementary to college level. Though now semi-retired, he continues to teach Creative Writing for senior adults at Rose State College.[5]