Dr. Sammie I. Long

Knoxville, TN United States

Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology and Special Fellow

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Sammie I. Long is not only a doctor but also a poet. A radiologist by training, Dr. Long has always had a passion for poetry and managed to keep writing and publishing throughout years of rigorous education and demanding professional work. Her work as a radiologist has also influenced her poetry. Both the National and International Libraries of Poetry have honored Dr. Sammie I. Long with the Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry. Much of Dr. Sammie I. Long’s poetry appears in the National and International Libraries of Poetry. Some titles of these poems include “Brothers Keepers,” “Paradox at the Park: A Poem for Children,” and “Growing Young.”