Saenz, Benjamin Alire

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SAENZ, Benjamin Alire

SAENZ, Benjamin Alire. American. Genres: Poetry, Novels, Novellas/ Short stories. Career: Writer. University of Texas, El Paso, TX, teacher of creative writing. Publications: Calendar of Dust (poetry), 1991; Flowers for the Broken (short stories), 1992; Carry Me Like Water (novel), 1995; Dark and Perfect Angels (poetry), 1995; The House of Forgetting (novel), 1997. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Department of English, University of Texas El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, U.S.A.