Dan Gutstein (born in
Cleveland, Ohio in 1968) is an American writer and vocalist. His writing has appeared in
Ploughshares,
,
Best American Poetry,
storySouth, PANK, DIAGRAM,
Fiction
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditi ...
, and elsewhere. He has received grants and awards from the Maryland State Arts Council. While he was teaching at
George Washington University the web site Rate My Professors named him the 2010–2011 "hottest" professor in America.
Gutstein is a vocalist and lyricist for punk band
Joy on Fire.
In December 2023 his nonfiction book ''Poor Gal'' about the folk song "
Li'l Liza Jane" will be released by
University Press of Mississippi.
Books
* ''non/fiction'' (
Edge Books: Washington, DC: 2010) http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9781890311254/nonfiction.aspx
* ''Bloodcoal & Honey'' (
Washington Writers' Publishing House
Washington Writers' Publishing House is a cooperative, member-run, non-profit small press publishing poetry and fiction. The press was founded by Grace Cavalieri and John McNally in 1973 to publish authors who live in the Washington-Baltimore ...
, DC: 2011) https://www.amazon.com/Bloodcoal-Honey-Dan-Gutstein/dp/093184696X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312397094&sr=1-1
*''Alt Tk'' (
Dusie Kollektiv, Zurich, Switzerland 2013). http://www.dusie.org/kollektiv6.html
*''Buildings Without Murders'' (
Atmosphere Press: Austin, TX: 2020). https://atmospherepress.com/books/buildings-without-murders-by-dan-gutstein/
*''Metacarpalism'' (Unsolicited Press: Portland, OR: 2022). https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/store/p355/metacarpalism.html
*
Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane' (
University Press of Mississippi, 2023)
Selected works in anthologies
*"What Can Disappear," in The Penguin Book of the Sonnet ed. Phyllis Levin (New York: Penguin, 2001). https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/333350/the-penguin-book-of-the-sonnet-by-various/9780140589290/
*"Monsieur Pierre Est Mort," in Best American Poetry 2006 ed. Billy Collins (New York: Scribner, 2007). http://www.bestamericanpoetry.com/pages/volumes/?id=2006
*"Merryland," in Verse Daily (2007.)
The Fox Who Loves Me + Other Developments in the Faunal and Floral Kingdoms" in Best American Poetry Blog Pick of the Week, edited by Terence Winch.
References
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1968 births
Living people
American short story writers
American male poets
Maryland Institute College of Art faculty
University of Michigan alumni
George Washington University faculty
American male short story writers