Ben Miller ’86

As one of the four winners of the Bright Lights Big Verse: Poems of Times Square national poetry contest, Ben Miller ’86 was given a unique platform from which to read his poem “Pipe Birds”: Times Square. Miller’s poem was selected from nearly 500 entries from across the country, all celebrating the famous New York crossroads. He, along with the other winners and other literary luminaries, read their works on Sept. 29 surrounded by the lights and action of New York City. Miller, who lives in New York City, has had writings appear in outlets such as Best American Essays, The Yale Review, and The Kenyon Review, and received a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.