Sherry Hughes Beasley is a contemporary American poet. Her work
has appeared in Carolina Quarterly, Pembroke Magazine, Iris, Southern Poetry Review, and many other
literary publications. A finalist in the Virginia Prize for Poetry and a semi-finalist in the New Letters
Poetry Contest, she is also the recipient of eleven literary prizes, including the Edgar Allen Poe Memorial
Award.
Sherry is a member of PETA, the ASPCA, and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. She
and her husband have two sons and live in southwest Virginia.
Former Poet Laureate of the United States Ted Kooser added Sherry to
his "Valentine's list" for the final years that he kept it active.
Books: Sherry's first collection of poems, The Lives of Women, is
out of print. Her second collection, Luna Violetta, is available from Amazon.com, or from this
site. Her third collection, The Miller's Daughter, can be ordered from this site only. Please send an email
for current prices.
