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'''Shelley Puhak''' is an American poet and writer. She was Eichner Professor of Creative Writing at [[Notre Dame of Maryland University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shelley Puhak |url=http://www.ndm.edu/directory/detail/shelley-puhak/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816190943/http://www.ndm.edu:80/directory/detail/shelley-puhak/ |archive-date=2016-08-16 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Directory · Notre Dame of Maryland University}}</ref> She won the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize for her poetry collection ''Guinevere in Baltimore''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yockel|first1=Michael|title=Pen Is Mightier|url=http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2014/2/shelley-puhak-wins-anthony-hecht-poetry-prize|accessdate=29 October 2015|publisher=Baltimore Magazine|date=February 2014}}</ref> She was a National Poetry Series winner for her poetry collection ''Harbinger''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-02 |title=Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 National Poetry Series |url=https://nationalpoetryseries.org/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2021-national-poetry-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428163934/https://nationalpoetryseries.org/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2021-national-poetry-series/ |archive-date=2022-04-28 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=National Poetry Series |language=en-US}}</ref> She is also the author of ''The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World'',<ref>{{cite book|author=Shelley Puhak|title=The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World|url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/dark-queens-9781635574913/|date=2022|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1635574913}}</ref> a double biography.
'''Shelley Puhak''' (born 1975) is an American poet. She is Eichner Professor of Creative Writing at [[Notre Dame of Maryland University]].<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Shelley Puhak
| work = Directory · Notre Dame of Maryland University
| accessdate = 2014-05-05
| url = http://www.ndm.edu/directory/detail/shelley-puhak/
}}</ref> She won the [[Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize]].


==Life==
==Life==
She was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] She graduated from [[University of Delaware]] with an MA, and [[University of New Orleans]] MFA.<ref>{{Cite web
Puhak was born in [[Washington, D.C.]] and graduated from [[University of Delaware]] with an MA, and from the [[University of New Orleans]] with an MFA.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = About Guinevere in Baltimore by Shelley Puhak
| title = About Guinevere in Baltimore by Shelley Puhak
| work = Verse Daily
| work = Verse Daily
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She is married; they live in [[Catonsville]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Yockel|first=Michael|title=Pen Is Mightier|url=http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2014/2/shelley-puhak-wins-anthony-hecht-poetry-prize|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Baltimore}}</ref>
She is married; she and her husband live in [[Catonsville]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Yockel|first=Michael|title=Pen Is Mightier|url=http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2014/2/shelley-puhak-wins-anthony-hecht-poetry-prize|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Baltimore}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
*''The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World'', Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022, {{ISBN|9781635574913}}
*''Guinevere in Baltimore'', WAYWISER Press, 2014, ISBN 9781904130574 <ref>{{cite news|last=Woods|first=Baynard|title=Book Review: Guinevere in Baltimore|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Baltimore City Paper|date=November 13, 2013|quote=Here, she elevates what was merely clever in the previous collection to something close to sublime. It is a book easy to fall in love with and one that makes one want to memorize dozens of its delicately fierce lines.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=George|first=Christopher T.|title=Shelley Puhak, Guinevere in Baltimore|url=http://thelochravenreview.net/shelley-puhak-guinevere-in-baltimore-reviewed-by-christopher-t-george/|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Loch Haven Review|quote=This is witty and adventurous stuff. Perhaps too heady a mix for many but nonetheless a clever and thought-provoking read if you bear with it.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Adkins|first=Paul David|title=A Twist in the Triangle: Shelley Puhak’s Guinevere in Baltimore|url=http://www.barnowlreview.com/reviews/puhak.html|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Barn Owl Review|quote=Her sharp lines, internal space, and imagery conjure a breathtaking love story. Her readers do not need to know about Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot to enjoy the volume. The poet’s contemporary tale of betrayal, romance, and intrigue highlights the timelessness of desire, materialism, and lust, and their inevitable failure to satisfy us.}}</ref>
*''Guinevere in Baltimore'', WAYWISER Press, 2014, {{ISBN|9781904130574}} <ref>{{cite news|last=Woods|first=Baynard|title=Book Review: Guinevere in Baltimore|newspaper=Baltimore City Paper|date=November 13, 2013|quote=Here, she elevates what was merely clever in the previous collection to something close to sublime. It is a book easy to fall in love with and one that makes one want to memorize dozens of its delicately fierce lines.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=George|first=Christopher T.|title=Shelley Puhak, Guinevere in Baltimore|url=http://thelochravenreview.net/shelley-puhak-guinevere-in-baltimore-reviewed-by-christopher-t-george/|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Loch Haven Review|quote=This is witty and adventurous stuff. Perhaps too heady a mix for many but nonetheless a clever and thought-provoking read if you bear with it.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Adkins|first=Paul David|title=A Twist in the Triangle: Shelley Puhak's Guinevere in Baltimore|url=http://www.barnowlreview.com/reviews/puhak.html|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Barn Owl Review|quote=Her sharp lines, internal space, and imagery conjure a breathtaking love story. Her readers do not need to know about Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot to enjoy the volume. The poet’s contemporary tale of betrayal, romance, and intrigue highlights the timelessness of desire, materialism, and lust, and their inevitable failure to satisfy us.}}</ref>
*''Stalin in Aruba'', Black Lawrence Press, 2010, ISBN 9780615319308 <ref>{{cite news|title=Review: "Stalin In Aruba" by Shelley Puhak|url=http://www.neonmagazine.co.uk/?p=53|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Neon: A Literary Magazine|date=Oct 3, 2010|quote=For its unique texture Stalin In Aruba is a consistently engrossing read. This first collection is a confident debut by a quietly talented writer.}}</ref>
*''Stalin in Aruba'', Black Lawrence Press, 2010, {{ISBN|9780615319308}} <ref>{{cite news|title=Review: "Stalin In Aruba" by Shelley Puhak|url=http://www.neonmagazine.co.uk/?p=53|accessdate=17 April 2014|newspaper=Neon: A Literary Magazine|date=Oct 3, 2010|quote=For its unique texture Stalin In Aruba is a consistently engrossing read. This first collection is a confident debut by a quietly talented writer.}}</ref>
*''The Consolation of Fairy Tales'', Split Oak Press, 2011, ISBN 9780984964611
* {{cite book |last= |first= |author-link= |date=October 2022 |title=Harbinger |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/harbinger-shelley-puhak?variant=40073012281378 |location=New York |publisher=Ecco |page= |isbn=9780063233966}}


==References==
==References==
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*{{cite web|url=http://jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/origins-shelley-puhak/|title=ORIGINS: Shelley Puhak|publisher=jmww|date=July 9, 2012 }}


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Shelley Puhak
Reading at the Arts Club of Washington, D.C. 2014
Reading at the Arts Club of Washington, D.C. 2014
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Delaware;
University of New Orleans
GenrePoetry, Biography, History
Website
www.shelleypuhak.com

Shelley Puhak is an American poet and writer. She was Eichner Professor of Creative Writing at Notre Dame of Maryland University.[1] She won the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize for her poetry collection Guinevere in Baltimore.[2] She was a National Poetry Series winner for her poetry collection Harbinger[3] She is also the author of The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World,[4] a double biography.

Life

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Puhak was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from University of Delaware with an MA, and from the University of New Orleans with an MFA.[5]

Her work has appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review,[6] Beloit Poetry Journal,[7] Kenyon Review,[8] Missouri Review,[9] Southeast Review,[10] and Superstition Review.[11]

She is married; she and her husband live in Catonsville.[12]

Works

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  • The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022, ISBN 9781635574913
  • Guinevere in Baltimore, WAYWISER Press, 2014, ISBN 9781904130574 [13][14][15]
  • Stalin in Aruba, Black Lawrence Press, 2010, ISBN 9780615319308 [16]
  • Harbinger. New York: Ecco. October 2022. ISBN 9780063233966.

References

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  1. ^ "Shelley Puhak". Directory · Notre Dame of Maryland University. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. ^ Yockel, Michael (February 2014). "Pen Is Mightier". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 National Poetry Series". National Poetry Series. 2021-09-02. Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. ^ Shelley Puhak (2022). The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1635574913.
  5. ^ "About Guinevere in Baltimore by Shelley Puhak". Verse Daily. 2010. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  6. ^ "Alaska Quarterly Review". 22 (3 & 4). 2005. Retrieved 2014-05-05. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Poem by Shelley Puhak, The Fuhrer's Girls". BPJ - Beloit Poetry Journal. 2010. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  8. ^ "Two Poems by Shelley Puhak". Kenyon Review Online. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  9. ^ "Shelley Puhak: "Letter to an Old Flame"". The Missouri Review Content Archives. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  10. ^ Newberry, Trevor (2010-03-01). "Shelley Puhak". The Southeast Review Online. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  11. ^ "Two Poems by Shelley Puhak". Superstition Review. No. 11. ISSN 1938-324X. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  12. ^ Yockel, Michael. "Pen Is Mightier". Baltimore. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  13. ^ Woods, Baynard (November 13, 2013). "Book Review: Guinevere in Baltimore". Baltimore City Paper. Here, she elevates what was merely clever in the previous collection to something close to sublime. It is a book easy to fall in love with and one that makes one want to memorize dozens of its delicately fierce lines.
  14. ^ George, Christopher T. "Shelley Puhak, Guinevere in Baltimore". Loch Haven Review. Retrieved 17 April 2014. This is witty and adventurous stuff. Perhaps too heady a mix for many but nonetheless a clever and thought-provoking read if you bear with it.
  15. ^ Adkins, Paul David. "A Twist in the Triangle: Shelley Puhak's Guinevere in Baltimore". Barn Owl Review. Retrieved 17 April 2014. Her sharp lines, internal space, and imagery conjure a breathtaking love story. Her readers do not need to know about Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot to enjoy the volume. The poet's contemporary tale of betrayal, romance, and intrigue highlights the timelessness of desire, materialism, and lust, and their inevitable failure to satisfy us.
  16. ^ "Review: "Stalin In Aruba" by Shelley Puhak". Neon: A Literary Magazine. Oct 3, 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2014. For its unique texture Stalin In Aruba is a consistently engrossing read. This first collection is a confident debut by a quietly talented writer.
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