Bio
Benjamin C. Krause is a 25-year-old poet, fiction writer, and creative essayist from Youngstown, OH. His first poetry chapbook, Classifieds, was released by erbacce-press in 2010, and his writing has also appeared (or is forthcoming) in Gargoyle, Nibble, Tipton Poetry Journal, Forge, The Medulla Review, and other publications.
Krause’s influences are diverse, and include John Berryman, William Blake, Jorge Borges, Catullus, T.S. Eliot, and Allen Ginsberg. He gets a healthy amount of inspiration from contemporary writers as well, subscribing to the print magazines Barn Owl Review, Kenyon Review, New York Quarterly, PN Review, and Tipton Poetry Journal. He also is an avid reader of online journals.
Krause works as publisher and editor for a number of literary publications that fall under the umbrella of his small non-profit press, Diamond Point Press. These include Muscle & Blood, a general literary journal, and Liebamour, a journal of psychedelic writing.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Dickinson College and is a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. Although born in Indianapolis, Indiana, he moved to Youngstown, Ohio at a young age and considers it his home. Brought up in the Conservative sect of Judaism, Krause now considers himself a Reconstructionist.
You can reach Krause with any questions, comments or suggestions at benjamin@benjaminckrause.com.