Alex Lemon (born in 1978) is an American poet and memoirist. Lemon is the author of five books: WorldCat Identities
/ref> The poetry collections ''Mosquito'' (

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2006), ''Hallelujah Blackout'' (

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2008), ''Fancy Beasts'' (

2010), and ''The Wish Book'' (Milkweed Editions 2014) and ''Happy: A Memoir'' (

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2010). Lemon is an editor-at-large for Saturnalia Books; poetry editor of descant,

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'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

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, a 2006 Minnesota Arts Board Grant, and inclusion in the Best American Poetry 2008 anthology. He lives in

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and teaches at Texas Christian University. Lemon's works are in 544 libraries, according to

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Bibliography

2006 — ''Mosquito''.

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2008 — ''Hallelujah Blackout''.

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2010 — ''Happy''.

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2010 — ''Fancy Beasts''. Milkweed Editions.
2014 — ''The Wish Book''. Milkweed Editions.
2017 — ''Feverland: A Memoir in Shards''. Milkweed Editions.
2019 — ''Another Last Day''. Milkweed Editions.

References

External links

Alex Lemon's Website
*https://web.archive.org/web/20081202225543/http://www.indigestmag.com/lemon1.htm
A Visit to Planet Lemtron - Alex Lemon's column in InDigest Magazine Milkweed EditionsAn Interview with Alex Lemon and musician Chris Koza
Living people 21st-century American poets 1978 births {{US-poet-1970s-stub