Ben Tripp (b.1987) is an author and performer from Vermont, currently based in Queens, N.Y.C. His writing, including poetry and criticism, has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Gauss PDF, Heavy Feather Review, BOMB and Hyperallergic. He was shortlisted for the National Poetry Series manuscript prize in '21, and was NY City Artists Corps grant recipient that same year. He blogs and archives work at benjamintripp.wordpress.