Matthew Gellman

Matthew Gellman is a queer poet. He earned his BA from Skidmore College and his MFA from Columbia University. 

Gellman is the author of The Understudy (Four Way Books, 2027) and Beforelight (BOA Editions, 2024). He is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts. 

A PhD candidate at the University of Southern California, Gellman lives in Los Angeles.