Martin Galvin (poet)
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Martin Galvin is a prize-winning American
poet
and teacher.
. He attended Catholic schools including St. John's High School in Manayunk, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in a class of 15. After graduating from Villanova University
with a BA degree in Liberal Arts he continued his education and received his Masters and his Ph.D. degrees in American Literature
from the University of Maryland, College Park
while teaching literature at St. Joseph's College
, Emmitsburg, Maryland
. After moving to the Washington, D.C.
area in the early 1970s, he continued teaching creative writing and poetry at Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD. He is married to Theresa Galvin, and they have two daughters, Brenna (CA) married to Chris Sidhall and Tara (PA) married to Greg Curry, and four grandchildren.
His poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly
, Best American Poetry 1997, Beltway Poetry Quarterly
, D.C. Poets Against the War, Delaware Poetry Review, Four Quarters
, Midwest Quarterly, Orion
, Poet Lore
, Poetry
, Poetry East, and Texas Review.
He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland
and Ocean View, Delaware
.
He currently teaches at the Writer's Center
in Bethesda, Maryland
.
. He was also the recipient of the 1992 Poet Lore
Narrative Poetry Award.
United States
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and teacher.
Life
Martin George Galvin grew up in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mount Airy is a neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania.-Boundaries:Mount Airy is bounded on the northwest by the Cresheim Valley, which is part of Fairmount Park. Beyond this lies Chestnut Hill. On the west side is the Wissahickon Gorge, which is also part of Fairmount...
. He attended Catholic schools including St. John's High School in Manayunk, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in a class of 15. After graduating from Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
with a BA degree in Liberal Arts he continued his education and received his Masters and his Ph.D. degrees in American Literature
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
from the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
while teaching literature at St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph's College and Mother Seton Shrine
St. Joseph's College and Mother Seton Shrine are two closely related campuses in Emmitsburg, Maryland.-St. Joseph's College:The campus is the original site of Saint Joseph’s Academy, a Catholic school for girls from 1809 until 1973. The St...
, Emmitsburg, Maryland
Emmitsburg, Maryland
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,290 people, 811 households, and 553 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,992.9 people per square mile . There were 862 housing units at an average density of 750.2 per square mile...
. After moving to the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
area in the early 1970s, he continued teaching creative writing and poetry at Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD. He is married to Theresa Galvin, and they have two daughters, Brenna (CA) married to Chris Sidhall and Tara (PA) married to Greg Curry, and four grandchildren.
His poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic is an American magazine founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1857. It was created as a literary and cultural commentary magazine. It quickly achieved a national reputation, which it held for more than a century. It was important for recognizing and publishing new writers and poets,...
, Best American Poetry 1997, Beltway Poetry Quarterly
Beltway Poetry Quarterly
Beltway Poetry Quarterly is an English-language, online literary magazine based in Washington, DC.As its name suggests, it features poetry from the "Beltway" region of the Washington, DC area...
, D.C. Poets Against the War, Delaware Poetry Review, Four Quarters
Four Quarters
Four Quarters a publishing house in Minsk, Belarus was founded in 1992.It publishes books on arts, history and geography.-External links:* *...
, Midwest Quarterly, Orion
Orion (magazine)
Orion is a bimonthly, advertisement-free, magazine focused on nature, the environment, and culture, addressing environmental and societal issues....
, Poet Lore
Poet Lore
Poet Lore is an English-language literary magazine based in Bethesda, Maryland. Established in 1889, Poet Lore is the oldest continuously published poetry magazine in the United States....
, Poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, Poetry East, and Texas Review.
He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Chevy Chase is the name of both a town and an unincorporated census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland. In addition, a number of villages in the same area of Montgomery County include "Chevy Chase" in their names...
and Ocean View, Delaware
Ocean View, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,006 people, 458 households, and 321 families residing in the town. The population density was 495.0 people per square mile . There were 751 housing units at an average density of 369.6 per square mile...
.
He currently teaches at the Writer's Center
Writer's Center
The Writer's Center, founded in 1976, is anindependent literary center that is housed in a 12,200-square-foot facility in the arts and entertainment district of Bethesda, Maryland. The organization consists of approximately 2,500 writers, editors, small press publishers and other artists who...
in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
.
Awards
His book of poems Wild Card was the winner of the 1989 Columbia Prize for poetry judged by Howard NemerovHoward Nemerov
Howard Nemerov was an American poet. He was twice appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1963 to 1964, and again from 1988 to 1990. He received the National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and Bollingen Prize for The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov...
. He was also the recipient of the 1992 Poet Lore
Poet Lore
Poet Lore is an English-language literary magazine based in Bethesda, Maryland. Established in 1889, Poet Lore is the oldest continuously published poetry magazine in the United States....
Narrative Poetry Award.
Anthologies
- "The Poet Upstairs", Washington Writers Publishing House, 1997;
- "70 on the 70's", Ashland College, 1981;
- "Anthology of Magazine Verse", Los Angeles, 1981, 1983, 1985;
- "Songs from Unsung Worlds", Boston, 1985;