James Benger

Not to brag, but I made this:

The Best of Mad Swirl 2025 is now available! I'm honored to share pages with so many talented people.

North of Oxford's And So This is Winter anthology is now out. It includes a poem of mine. I'm honored to be in such great company.
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New live album! This time it's with former Kansas Poet Laureate Huascar Medina. As always, it's free, unless you really want to give me your money. jamesbenger.bandcamp.com/album/crossr...

The Alien Buddha After the Alien Buddha 3 is now out! I'm honored to have eight poems in this collection, and to share pages with so many talented writers. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKPFC43....

Tomorrow! It's not every day you get to share a mic with a Poet Laureate. I'll do some stuff from my new book, Rust Stain Reality, as well as some things from upcoming projects with Sarah Worrel, and Tyler Robert Sheldon. www.facebook.com/events/13299...

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Here's a new poem of mine in the first issue of Paremphasis Magazine: theparemphasismagazine.com/01-paremphas...

The Beatnik Cowboy

Here's a new poem of mine up at The Beatnik Cowboy: beatnikcowboy.com

If you missed me, Beth Gulley, Catherine Anderson, and Hadara Bar-Nadav on Midcoast Live last week, you can check it out here: archive.kkfi.org?_gl=1*7p1rms...

Finally got around to picking up my contributor copy of what as is turns out is the final issue of Thorny Locust. I'm honored to be a small part of this.

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I'll be on KKFI tomorrow at noon. I'll probably do something from my new book, "Rust Stain Reality." There will be good writers there too. Just sayin. kkfi.org

James Benger: “pep talk” pep talkshe told mepeople have more fun in factories;they’re not so stuck up,everyone knows their place,knows they’re at the bottom,knows they have little,but deserves so much less,not like those o…

Thanks to Chase Dimock for including a new poem of mine at As It Ought To Be Magazine: asitoughttobemagazine.com/james-benger...

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Surprise! New book! Available today from me or that "a" place. Links in the comments.

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Health & Safety | hooligan street poetry every single time.I’d return the employee badge to my back pocket, and count down the seconds until I could breathe again.

Here's five new poems of mine up at Hooligan Street Poetry: hooliganstreetpoetry.org/health-safety/

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One of my favorites of yours. Very much enjoyed the audio version as well. I think it could make a very cool movie or maybe a miniseries.

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Only a couple days away! www.facebook.com/events/15956...

A Fevers of the Mind Poetry Showcase: James Benger Bio: James Benger is the author of several books of poetry and prose. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Writers Place and the Riverfront Readings Committee, and is the founder of the 365 P…

I'm honored to have a showcase of some of my newer stuff up at Fevers of the Mind: feversofthemind.com/2025/10/20/a...

Writers Conference Writers Conference  Writers, come connect, share, and find your community-we've saved you a seat. Our Writers Conference is Celebrating…

I'll be there Friday afternoon, and I'll have copies of our new Prompts book. You should come by. www.jocolibrary.org/writers-conf...

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