Alex Lemon
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Alex Lemon is an American
poet.
Lemon is the author of four books. The poetry collections Mosquito (Tin House Books 2006), Hallelujah Blackout (Milkweed Editions 2008), Fancy Beasts (Milkweed Editions 2010) and Happy: A Memoir (Scribner 2010)
Lemon is a frequent contributor to The Bloomsbury Review, and co-editor of LUNA. 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 currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas and teaches at Texas Christian University.
United States
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poet.
Lemon is the author of four books. The poetry collections Mosquito (Tin House Books 2006), Hallelujah Blackout (Milkweed Editions 2008), Fancy Beasts (Milkweed Editions 2010) and Happy: A Memoir (Scribner 2010)
Lemon is a frequent contributor to The Bloomsbury Review, and co-editor of LUNA. His awards and honors include a 2005 Literature Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
, a 2006 Minnesota Arts Board Grant, and inclusion in the Best American Poetry 2008 anthology. He currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas and teaches at Texas Christian University.