Poem Present: Ben Lerner Reading

Ben Lerner, poet, critic, and professor at Brooklyn College, reads from his work and discusses the craft of poetry as part of the University of Chicago's Poem Present Reading and Lecture series. He focuses on the alienation of modern life and the limitations of communication.

Lerner has written numerous volumes of poetry and the novel "Leaving the Atocha Station." He also edits poetry for "Critical Quarterly."

For more information, visit http://poempresent.uchicago.edu.

January 26, 2012

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