Benjamin Hertwig Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/finalists-named-for-2017-governor-generals-literary-awards "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards"
2. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/reviews/2017/09/01/the-latest-poetry-lyrical-bracing-heartfelt.html "The latest poetry: lyrical, bracing, heartfelt"
3. http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/nmaf-announces-the-winners-of-the-40th-anniversary-national-magazine-awards-624707123.html "NMAF announces the winners of the 40th Anniversary National Magazine Awards"