![]() ![]() Claimed to be fiction, Leaving The Atocha Station is Adam Gordon’s recollection of the year he spent in Madrid on a prestigious fellowship. But, it is Lerner’s fourth book and first novel, Leaving The Atocha Stationpublished in 2011 that warrants more discussion. in Poetry, Lerner may have chosen Spain because of its troubled past – many poets writers, and artists were murdered, jailed, or forced into exile during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) – or because the country offers a unique perspective on politics, fascism, and terror – all of which make Spain a rich playground for those in the arts.ĭuring Lerner’s stay in Madrid, he wrote his second poetry book, Angle of Yaw which was published in 2006 and named a finalist for the National Book Award. ![]() A recent graduate of Brown University with a B.A. ![]() No writer is free to renounce his political moment but literature reflects politics more than it affects it, an important distinction.īen Lerner was 24 years old when he traveled to Madrid, Spain on a Fulbright Scholarship in 2003. ![]()
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