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Ben W. Howard (born 1944 in Iowa) is an American poet, critic and essayist. He is the author of seven books, including five collections of poems, a verse novella, and a critical study of modern Irish writing. For the past three decades he has contributed poems, essays, and reviews to leading journals in America and Ireland, including Poetry, Shenandoah, Poetry Ireland Review, and the Sewanee Review. He is Emeritus Professor of English and Emeritus Professor for the Performing Arts at Alfred University, where he offers private lessons in classical guitar and an Honors course in Buddhist meditation. He also conducts the Falling Leaf Sangha, a Zen practice group for students and the community.

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