Alex Lemon

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Alex Lemon (born in 1978) is an American poet and memoirist.

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Lemon is the author of five books: [1] The poetry collections Mosquito (Tin House Books 2006), [2] Hallelujah Blackout (Milkweed Editions 2008), [3] Fancy Beasts (Milkweed Editions 2010), and The Wish Book (Milkweed Editions 2014) and Happy: A Memoir (Scribner 2010).

Lemon is an editor-at-large for Saturnalia Books; poetry editor of descant, TCU's literary journal, sits on the editorial board of TCU Press and The Southern Review's advisory board. His awards and honors include a 2005 Literature Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts, a 2006 Minnesota Arts Board Grant, and inclusion in the Best American Poetry 2008 anthology. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas and teaches at Texas Christian University.

Lemon's works are in 544 libraries, according to WorldCat. [4]

Bibliography

2006 Mosquito. Tin House Books. ISBN   0-9773127-4-7
2008 Hallelujah Blackout. Milkweed Editions. ISBN   978-1-57131-431-4
2010 Happy. Scribner. ISBN   978-1-4165-5023-5
2010 Fancy Beasts. Milkweed Editions. ISBN   978-1-57131-443-7
2014 The Wish Book. Milkweed Editions.
2017 Feverland: A Memoir in Shards. Milkweed Editions.
2019 Another Last Day. Milkweed Editions.

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References

  1. WorldCat Identities
  2. "Tin House". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  3. "Home". milkweed.org.
  4. WorldCat book entry