Len Krisak

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Len Krisak
Born1948 (age 7475)
OccupationPoet
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Brandeis University
University of Michigan
GenrePoetry

Len Krisak (born July 30, 1948) is an American poet.

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He graduated from University of Michigan, and Brandeis University. He taught at Brandeis University, Northeastern University, and Stonehill College. [1]

His work has appeared in Agenda, Commonweal, Raritan, The Sewanee Review, The Hudson Review, PN Review, The Antioch Review, Measure, The Formalist, [2] The Cumberland Poetry Review, Tennessee Quarterly, Classical Outlook, Pivot, Rattapallax, and The Weekly Standard. [3] He has read his work at the Newburyport Literary Festival and other sites throughout New England. [4] He is a former member of the Powow River Poets. [5]

He was also a contestant on Jeopardy! in 1995, winning $43,399 in four games and giving himself a berth in that year's Tournament of Champions.

Krisak also won the Gold Pocket.com National Trivia Competition.

Works

As translator

Anthologies

Awards and honors

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References

  1. "Verse Daily: Len Krisak".
  2. "The Formalist". 2002.
  3. "Len Krisak: Poet, Poetry, Picture, Bio".
  4. "Newburyport Literary Festival: Poetry".
  5. "Powow River Poets - Len Krisak". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)