Benjamin Vogt has a 2,000 foot garden on a 10,000 foot lot in Nebraska (zone 5). Roughly 80% of his plants are native to either the Midwest or Great Plains. He is the author of a poetry collection, Afterimage (SFA Press, 2011), and two unpublished memoirs inspired by his landscape—Morning Glory: A Story of Family & Culture in the Garden, and Sleep, Creep, Leap: The First Three Years of a Garden.
Benjamin’s poetry, essays, and articles have appeared in several publications, including Crab Orchard Review, ISLE, Orion, Prairie Fire, Sou’wester, The Sun, and Verse Daily. He has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and an M.F.A. from The Ohio State University. He blogs / rants about writing and gardening at The Deep Middle. You can also find him on Facebook, and if you insist, Twitter.
