Lee Cole

Lee Cole was born and grew up in rural Kentucky. He is the author of the novels Groundskeeping and Fulfillment. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he now lives in Philadelphia.

What Does It Mean To Be a Working Class Writer at Iowa Writers’ Workshop?

Lee Cole on the Absence of Working Class Perspectives in our Literary Institutions

June 17, 2025 By Lee Cole

What Comes After “Kmart Realism”? Writing Place in the Era of American Uniformity

Lee Cole on the Homogenization of Rural Life in America

March 8, 2022 By Lee Cole

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