Ben Lerner
American writer and poet · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1979 · age 47
Benjamin S. Lerner is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and critic. The recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright, Guggenheim, and MacArthur Foundations, Lerner's work 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.
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Lerner teaches at Brooklyn College, where he was named a Distinguished Professor of English in 2016.
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