B. Elizabeth Beck is the author of five collections of poetry, including Mama Tried (Broadstone Books), winner of the American Book Festival Prize for Poetry. She is the author of the Summer Tour Trilogy. Swan Songs is her debut collection of short stories (Accents Publishing). She placed as 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. Her work appears in journals and anthologies, including Poetica Magazine, Applachian Review, Limestone Blue, and Harvard Education Press. Elizabeth founded two monthly poetry series: Teen Howl and Poetry at the  /ˈtāb(ə)l/ in Lexington, Kentucky.