Beth Gylys

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Beth Gylys
BornBeth Ann Gylys
1964
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationPoet, Professor of English and Creative Writing
NationalityAmerican
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.

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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

Works

Collections of poems

Anthology appearances

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References

  1. "Marriages: Licenses Issued July 5 to 9". Erie Times-News. July 19, 2010.
  2. Beth Gylys '86 Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine - Allegheny College profile
  3. "High Five". JMWW. Summer 2006. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Singers perform poetry in 'Matchbook'". Merciad.
  5. 1 2 "Department of English - Beth Gylys". Georgia State University. Archived from the original on 2009-11-14.
  6. Issue 136 - The Paris Review
  7. Summer 2001 Issue Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine The Antioch Review
  8. 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.
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