Ben Lerner

Ben Lerner
Lerner in 2015
Lerner in 2015
Born (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979 (age 45)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
EducationBrown University (BA, MFA)
GenrePoetry, novels, essays
Notable awardsFulbright Scholar
Guggenheim Fellowship
Believer Book Award
MacArthur Fellowship

Benjamin S. Lerner (born February 4, 1979)[1] is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and critic. The recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright, Guggenheim, and MacArthur Foundations, Lerner has been a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award in fiction, and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, among many other honors.[2][3] Lerner teaches at Brooklyn College, where he was named a Distinguished Professor of English in 2016.[4]

  1. ^ "[I'm going to kill the president...] (Ben Lerner) · Lyrikline.org". September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-26.
  2. ^ "Writers Speak | Ben Lerner in conversation with Duncan White". mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu.
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  4. ^ "CUNY Trustees Approve New Labor Contracts – CUNY Newswire". Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-07-04.