Annelyse Gelman

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Annelyse Gelman is an American poet. Her second poetry collection, Vexations, won the 2022 James Laughlin Award and has been longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry.

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Education

Gelman studied psychology during her undergraduate degree. [1] In 2020, [1] she received a Master of Fine Arts from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. [2]

Career

In addition to writing, Gelman founded and directs Midst, "a digital publishing platform focused on capturing, sharing, and exploring the drafting and editing processes of contemporary poets." [3] She also teaches writing with the Fir Acres Writing Workshop at Lewis & Clark College. [2]

Awards and honors

In 2016, Gelman studied in Berlin as part of a Fulbright Program grant. [1]

Vexations won the 2022 James Laughlin Award [3] and has been longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry. [4]

Bibliography

Poetry

Collections and chapbooks

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References

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