Jeffery Beam
From QueerBio.com
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1953 -
Occupation
Poet
Description
Author of over 25 works of poetry, essay, & musical collaborations. Collections include 'Don't Forget Love' (2018), 'The New Beautiful Tendons: Collected Queer Poems, 1969-2012' (2013), 'The Broken Flower' (2012), 'Spectral Pegasus: Dark Movements' (2019), and more. He has received numerous awards and grants including three American Library Association Notable Book and Gay / Lesbian Non-fiction Award nominations, a Pushcart nomination, and more. Song cycles and orchestral pieces inspired by Beam’s work by various composers have been performed all over the world. Poetry Editor of Oyster Boy Review.
