Betsy Martin

Poet

Boston, MA
Massachusetts US

Author's Bio

Betsy Martin is the author of the poetry chapbook, Whale’s Eye (Presa Press, 2019). She has published poetry in Atlanta Review, The Briar Cliff Review, Cloudbank, Green Hills Literary Lantern, Juked, The Louisville Review, The MacGuffin, The Midwest QuarterlyPennsylvania EnglishPirene’s Fountain, and over sixty other journals. She has advanced degrees in Russian language and literature and spent a year studying in Moscow at the Pushkin Institute during the twilight of the Soviet Union. She worked for many years at Skinner House Books in Boston, practices yoga, and plays the piano. She lives outside Boston with her husband, David.

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:
Whale's Eye (Presa Press, 2019)
Journals:
A Thin Slice of Anxiety
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Adanna Literary Journal
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Atlanta Review
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Barely South Review
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Briar Cliff Review
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Brushfire
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California Quarterly
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Chaffin Journal
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Cloudbank
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Corium Magazine
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Diverse Voices Quarterly
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Existere
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Ghost Town
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Green Hills Literary Lantern
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Juked
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Magnapoets
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Midwest Quarterly
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Open: Journal of Arts & Letters
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Pennsylvania English
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Perceptions
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Picaroon Poetry
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Sanskrit
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Signal Mountain Review
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SLAB
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The Alembic
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The Binnacle
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The Broken Plate
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The Lake
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The Penmen Review
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The Phoenix Soul
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The Round
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The Wrath-Bearing Tree
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Third Wednesday
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Typehouse Literary Magazine
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Vending Machine Press
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Westview
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Whistling Shade
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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
European American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English, Russian
Born in: 
Washington, DC
Raised in: 
Alexandria, VA
Virginia
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Last update: Apr 29, 2024