Beth Gylys

American poet, professor

Beth Gylys
Born	Beth Ann Gylys 1964 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Poet, Professor of English and Creative Writing
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Alleghany College, BA Syracuse University, MA University of Cincinnati, PhD
Spouse	Thomas Forsthoefel

Beth Ann Gylys^[1] (born 1964 Passaic, New Jersey) is a poet and professor of English and Creative Writing at Georgia State University. She has published five poetry collections, three of which have won awards.

Early life and education

Gylys grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Allegheny College with a bachelor's degree in 1986.^[2] She went on to receive a master's degree from Syracuse University and a Ph.D. in English and Creative Writing from University of Cincinnati. She has also attended the Stonecoast Writers Conference in Portland, Maine.^[3]

Career

Gylys formerly taught at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania.^[4] She is currently a professor of English and Creative Writing at Georgia State University.^[5] Her poems have appeared in The Paris Review,^[6] The Southern Review, The Kenyon Review, The New Republic, The Antioch Review,^[7] and The Columbia Review.^[5]

Events

Gylys' poem "Erratic Gardener" was featured on an episode of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion in 1999.^[8] Her book of personal ads, titled Matchbook, has been set to music by composer Dan Welcher.^[4] She was a featured guest poet at the January 2013 meeting of the Georgia Poetry Society.^[9]

Personal life

She is married to Thomas Forsthoefel who is Professor of Religious Studies at Mercyhurst College and the Erie County, PA, Poet Laureate.^[4]

Awards

Quentin R. Howard Award for Balloon Heart^[10]
Gerald Cable Book Award for Bodies that Hum^[11]
The Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award in Poetry for Spot in the Dark ^[12]

Works

Collections of poems

Balloon Heart, Wind Publications, 1997, ISBN 978-0-9636545-8-8
Bodies that Hum, Silverfish Review Press, 1999, ISBN 978-1-878851-12-3
Spot in the Dark, Ohio State University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-8142-0981-3
Matchbook, La Vita Poetica Press, 2007, ISBN 0-9786159-3-X
Sky Blue Enough to Drink, Grayson Books, 2016, ISBN 978-0996280921
Body Braille, Iris Press, 2020, ISBN 978-1-60454-260-8
The Conversation Turns to Wide-Mouth Jars, with Cathy Carlisi and Jennifer Wheelock, Kelsay Books, 2022, ISBN 978-1639801541

Anthology appearances

Anthology of Best Magazine Verse (1996)
American Poetry: the Next Generation, Gerald Costanzo, Jim Daniels Eds, Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0-88748-337-0
"Beyond the Map Edge", Under the Rock Umbrella: Contemporary American Poets from 1951–1977, Editor William J. Walsh, Mercer University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-88146-047-6
"Preference", The best American erotic poems: from 1800 to the present, Editor David Lehman, Scribner Poetry, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4165-3745-8
"Not an Affair, a Sestina" and "The Scene" were included in The Incredible Sestina Anthology, Editor Daniel Nester, Write Bloody Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-1938912368

References

^ "Marriages: Licenses Issued July 5 to 9". Erie Times-News. July 19, 2010.
^ Beth Gylys '86 Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine - Allegheny College profile
^ "High Five". JMWW. Summer 2006. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Singers perform poetry in 'Matchbook'". Merciad.
^ ^a ^b "Department of English - Beth Gylys". Georgia State University. Archived from the original on 2009-11-14.
^ Issue 136 - The Paris Review
^ Summer 2001 Issue Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine The Antioch Review
^ Schneider, Michael (August 15, 1999). "'Bodies That Hum' by Beth Gylys". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ "Beth Gylys - Morning Speaker" (PDF). Winter 2013 Newsletter. Georgia Poetry Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ Beth Gylys Archived March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Author profile on Wind Publications website.
^ Gerald Cable Book Award Winners.
^ "The Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award in Poetry". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

External links

"Beth Gylys Interviewed by Josephine Yu", The Southeast Review, February 1, 2010
"Poet's Sampler: Beth Gylys". Boston Review. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
Beth Gylys on The Joe Milford Poetry Show, July 20, 2009
Where the poem comes from: Beth Gylys