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 The National Book Award for Poetry is one of five annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writers".

Education

Gelman studied psychology during her undergraduate degree. In 2020, she received a

Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...

from the Michener Center for Writers at the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

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." She also teaches writing with the Fir Acres Writing Workshop at Lewis & Clark College.

Awards and honors

In 2016, Gelman studied in Berlin as part of a

Fulbright Program The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...

grant. ''Vexations'' won the 2022 James Laughlin Award and has been longlisted for the 2023

Publications

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References

External links

Official website

Midst
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