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Benjamin Myers [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Shawnee, OK
Oklahoma US
Email: 
ben.myers@okbu.edu
Bio: 

Benjamin Myers is the author of two books of poetry: Lapse Americana (New York Quarterly Books, 2013) and Elegy for Trains (Village Books Press 2010), for which he won the 2011 Oklahoma Book Award for Poetry. His poems may be read in numerous literary journals, including The Yale Review, Nimrod, The Iron Horse Literary Review, The New York Quarterly, Tar River, DMQ Review, 32 Poems, and Measure. He also reviews poetry for several publications, including World Literature Today, and is on the faculty at Oklahoma Baptist University.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Oklahoma City
Raised in: 
Chandler, OK
Oklahoma
Website: 
https://www.myerspoetry.blogspot.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Tennessee Williams Scholar, Sewanee Writers' Conference
2011 Oklahoma Book Award for Poetry
1996 Byline Award for Poetry

Identifies as: 
Christian
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/benjamin_myers [2] https://www.myerspoetry.blogspot.com