Ben Lerner's First Time

Ben Lerner discusses his first book of poetry, The Lichtenberg Figures. Part of The Paris Review's My First Time video interview series.

My First Time is a video series in which we invite authors to discuss the trials of writing and publishing their first books. Consider it a chance to see how successful writers got their start, in their own wordsits a portrait of the artist as a beginner and a look at the creative process, in all its joy, abjection, delusion, and euphoria.

This installme...