Samuel French Morse (1916–1985) was an American poet and teacher.
He had the Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize named in his honor, which lasted from 1983–2009.
[1] The prize was for a first or second book of poems by a U.S. poet, with a $1000 cash award, and publication of the winning manuscript by Northeastern University Press/UPNE.
[2][3] Samuel French Morse was born in Salem, Massachusetts.
[4] He won the Emily Clark Balch and the Arthur Davison Ficke prizes for poetry.