Ben Lerner
Poet

Ben Lerner Net Worth

He has also published two collections of poetry, The Lichtenberg Figures and Mean Free Path. Ben Lerner is an American poet, fiction author, and essayist with a net worth of $2.9 billion. He was born in 1979 and is best known for his work, Angle of Yaw, which was a 2006 finalist for the National Book Award. His debut novel, Leaving the Atocha Station, was nominated for a Los Angeles Times first book award, and he has also published two collections of poetry, The Lichtenberg Figures and Mean Free Path.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 4, 1979
Birth Place Kansas
Age 45 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $2.9 billion (2024)

About

An American fiction author, essayist, and poet, he is best known for his work, Angle of Yaw, which was a 2006 finalist for the National Book Award. His debut novel, Leaving the Atocha Station, was nominated for a Los Angeles Times first book award.

Before Fame

He attended Brown University, earning a bachelor's degree in political theory and a master's of fine arts degree in poetry. Early in his career, he received the Hayden Carruth prize for The Lichtenberg Figures, a book of sonnets.

Trivia

He taught at Brooklyn College after leaving the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh.

Family Life

He was raised in Topeka, Kansas. His mother, Harriet Lerner, was a famous psychologist.

Associated With

He named his novel, Leaving the Atocha Station, after a John Ashbery poem.

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