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Benjamin Cannicott Shavitz

Benjamin Cannicott Shavitz is a writer and linguistics scholar whose studies in language have led him to a great enthusiasm for formal poetry. He lives in Manhattan, New York City and received his PhD in linguistics from the Graduate Center at The City University of New York. He has published two collections of his own poetry (Levities and Gravities), as well as an anthology of poems by New York City poets from throughout history (Songs of Excelsior). His work has also been published by The Lyric, The Society of Classical Poets, and The Fib Review. See www.kingsfieldendeavors.com/writing for links to his writing.

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