Benjamin Hertwig
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Canadian poet
Benjamin Hertwig is a Canadian poet, whose debut poetry collection Slow War was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2017 Governor General's Awards.[1]
A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan,[2] he has also published short fiction and non-fiction work in Maisonneuve , Canadian Literature , The Walrus , Ricepaper , Geez , Prairie Fire , Pleiades and The New York Times . He won a National Magazine Award in the Personal Journalism category in 2017 for "The Burn".[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette , October 4, 2017.
- ^ "The latest poetry: lyrical, bracing, heartfelt". Toronto Star , September 1, 2017.
- ^ "NMAF announces the winners of the 40th Anniversary National Magazine Awards". Canada NewsWire , May 26, 2017.
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