B. Elizabeth Beck
Elizabeth Beck is a writer, artist, and teacher who lives with her family in Lexington, Kentucky. When not writing books, she likes to see live music, walk her dogs, cook, and garden.
B. Elizabeth Beck is a poet who writes fiction. Dancing on the Page (Rabbit House Press, 2024) is her fifth poetry collection. Accents Publishing will publish Swan Songs, her debut collection of short stories in 2025. Mama Tried (Broadstone Books) won the American Book Fest Prize for Poetry.
She was a finalist in the Kentucky State Poetry Society Grand Prix Prize and has been nominated several times for the Pushcart Prize.
Elizabeth is a recipient of The Kentucky Foundation for Women grant. She is the author of the Summer Tour Trilogy. Her work appears in journals and anthologies, including Poetica Magazine, Appalachian Review, Limestone Blue, and Harvard Education Press.
Elizabeth founded two poetry series, Teen Howl, and Poetry at the/ˈtā-bəl/ in Lexington, Kentucky.
Poet Elizabeth Beck Chosen to Help Tell Kentucky’s Story Kentucky has a rich history of storytelling, from its bluegrass ballads to the works of renowned
After years of researching art and writing ekphrastic poetry, B. Elizabeth Beck gifts us with her own work of art. Painted Daydreams is a book about the
AUTHOR’S BIO Elizabeth Beck is a writer, artist, and teacher who lives with her family in Lexington, Kentucky. Her debut novel, “Summer Tour” is now available. She