Lester Graves Lennon

Lester Graves Lennon was born in New Rochelle, New York, on May 23, 1947. He earned a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1973. 

Lennon is the author of Lynchings: Postcards from America (WordTech Editions, 2022); My Father Was a Poet (CW Books, 2013); and The Upward Curve of Earth and Heavens (Story Line Press, 2003). 

Lennon is an investment banker, the poetry editor of Rosebud Magazine, and a member of the board of directors of the Community of Writers. A resident of Altadena, California, since 1992, he serves as poet laureate of that city alongside Sehba Sarwar through 2026.