#PoetforHire

Benjamin Aleshire

Aug 24, 20195 min read

From the archives: Burlington Free Press cover story

This summer's tour culminated with two weeks in Vermont, for my second appearance at the Bookstock literary festival (along with some of...

Benjamin Aleshire

Mar 8, 201914 min read

London Magazine Interview with Robert Greer

In lieu of an extremely tardy Part 2 in this blog series about my 2018 tour, here's the unexpurgated version of my rambling interview...

Benjamin Aleshire

Aug 22, 20184 min read

Deja Bu Tour, 2018: British Invasion (part 1 of 3)

This summer, I spent 3 months on the road, touring to 11 cities in 5 countries in 2 hemispheres. The first leg took me up the East coast...

Benjamin Aleshire

Dec 19, 20166 min read

and death i think is no parenthesis

For the first time, one of my poems was returned to me. Today in the mail, a big brown package arrives, plastered with stamps. Any...

Benjamin Aleshire

Aug 6, 20164 min read

Summer in Paris: The Rag & Bone Shop of the Heart

photo by Robbie Quinn Photography A fallen-angel of academe who's crawling back up the ivory tower on his hands and knees, last year I...