Benjamin Alire Saenz (Poet ) was born in New Mexico, United States on a Monday, August 16, 1954 🎈. Benjamin Alire Saenz is 70 years old. He is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Horse 🐎.
Latino-American poet, children’s author, and novelist known for Calendar of Dust and Carry Me Like Water, among other works. He received both the American Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
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| FULL NAME: | Benjamin Alire Saenz |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 16, 1954 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | New Mexico, United States |
| AGE: | 70 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Horse |
About
Benjamin Alire Saenz is a Poet. Benjamin was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
He grew up as the fourth of seven children and was raised on a New Mexico farm. Find out who is Benjamin Alire Saenz dating right now.
He attended St. Thomas Seminary in Colorado and served as a cleric in El Paso, Texas before leaving the priesthood to study creative writing.
DID YOU KNOW He came out as gay at the age of fifty-four and, at this time, began exploring lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gendered (LGBT) themes in his writing.
FACT His novel Carry Me Like Water includes elements of magical realism, a Latin American literary tradition popularized by writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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Birthday
Currently, Benjamin Alire Saenz is 70 years old. His next birthday is away. Benjamin will celebrate his 71st birthday on a Monday, August 16th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 16, 1954. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Benjamin Alire Saenz’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Benjamin Alire Saenz was born in the Year of the Horse. Horse symbolizes power, beauty, and freedom in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Horse are self-reliant, easygoing, witty, honest, and outspoken. They can also sometimes be impatient, impulsive, and self-centered.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Benjamin Alire Saenz is a 70 years old Poet, born in August, in the Year of the Horse (1954), and is a Leo. His life path number is 7. Benjamin’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and his birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 16.
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