Education

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Though very little is known about Alex Lemons life we do know that he attended Macalester College. A university located in St. Paul Minnesota.

Honors/Awards

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  • Minnesota State Art Board Grant
  • Paterson Award for Literary Excellence
  • National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship In Poetry
  • Jerome Foundation Fellowship

Known Works:

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Poetry:

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  • Mosquito (Tin House Books, 2006)
  • Hallelujah Blackout (Milkweed Editions, 2008)
  • Fancy Beasts (Milkweed Editions, 2010)
  • The Wish Book (Milkweed Editions, 2014)
  • Another Last Day (Milkweed Editions, 2019)

Memoirs:

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  • Happy: A Memoir (Scribner, 2009)
  • Feverland: A Memoir in Shards (Milkweed Editions, 2017)
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