Biography
Benjamin Rose was born in Washington, D.C. on January 9th, 1995, and was raised in McLean, VA. After graduating from McLean High School, he spent several years, predominantly in Idaho and Eastern Washington, undergoing in-patient treatment for Post Traumatic Stress and Bipolar Disorder.
He lives in D.C. and currently attends the Catholic University of America (Class of 2024), where he studies English Literature with the hope of pursuing graduate studies in English and Persian.
From 2019-2023 he was the Editor of the Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077-themed blog The Path. Elegy For My Youth, published previously in part as The Road Of Glass, is his first book.
- Charlotte's Song Vermilion (December 2023, Winner of the CUA O'Hagan Poetry Prize)
- To Nizami Ganjavi, Beyond Words Magazine (November 2023)
- The Constant Gardener, Beyond Words Magazine (September 2023)
- Winter Armistice, Beyond Words Magazine (Summer 2023)
- Grendel’s Complaint; Atonement, Cathexis Northwest Press (April 2023)
- Farewell To Fender/Sonnet I, Cathexis Northwest Press (March/April 2023)
- Mimicry, Vermilion (Spring 2023)
- The Anemone/Simbelmyne, Beyond Words Magazine (February 2023)
- Du Hast Mich, Cathexis Northwest Press (Jan/Feb 2023)
- December, Cathexis Northwest Press (December 2022)
- Belgian White, Vermilion (Winter 2022)
- Grief In Spring, Beyond Words Magazine (Winter 2022)
- The Mirror Betrayed, Cathexis Northwest Press (October 2022)
- Letter To Rani Sharif, Cathexis Northwest Press (August 2022)
- Solidarity, Vermilion (April 2022)
- Ataraxia, The Dillydoun Review (March 2022)
- The Kingdom, Beyond Words Magazine (February 2022)
- Self-Portrait, Cathexis Northwest Press (February 2022)
- Decay, Cathexis Northwest Press (January 2022)
- A Haunted Harmony, Beyond Words Magazine (December 2021)
- Elegy of the Mayfire, Cathexis Northwest Press (November 2021)
- Kabul, Beyond Words Magazine (October 2021)
- Royal Blue, Button Eye Review (September 2021)
- Voyeurism, Cathexis Northwest Press (September 2021)
- Lament For The Afghans, The Dillydoun Review (August 2021)
- Stargazer Lilies, Last Resort Literary Review (August 2021)
- Shire Music, The Dillydoun Review (June 2021)
- The Long 15, Beyond Words Magazine (May 2021)
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Poet Benjamin Rose, born in D.C., attends Catholic University and studies English (Class 2024). His debut book “Elegy For My Youth” released on December 2023.
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Benjamin Rose is a new formalist poet born in Washington, D.C. currently pursuing an English Literature degree at the Catholic University of America (Class of 2024). His debut book “Elegy For My Youth” reflects his trials and literary passion, and released on December 2023.
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Benjamin Rose was born in Washington, D.C. in 1995 and raised in McLean, VA. After graduating from McLean High School, he spent several years, predominantly in Idaho and Eastern Washington, undergoing in-patient treatment for Post Traumatic Stress and Bipolar Disorder. Presently residing in D.C., he is pursuing an English Literature degree at the Catholic University of America (Class of 2024). “Elegy For My Youth”, published partially as The Road Of Glass, is a culmination of his trials and literary passion, and released on December 2023.