Alex Gurtis is the author of the chapbook When the Ocean Comes to Me (Bottlecap Press, 2024). A ruth weiss Foundation Maverick Poet Award Finalist, Alex received his MFA from the University of Central Florida. His work as a poet and critic has appeared in or is forthcoming in various anthologies and publications.

Selected work
- Poetry
12

Under a Honey Dipped Moon
West Trade Review, 2024

After the Hurricane Stole My Hammock
Philly Poetry Chapbook Review, 2024

The Absence of a Diet Coke
JAKE, 2024

Zugunruhe
Identity Theory, 2024

Dead Birds
The Shore Poetry, 2023

Delicate Arch
Autofocus, 2023

Canyonlands
Rejection Letters, 2023

Hurricane Party
HAD, 2022

The Absinthe
Rejection Letters, 2022

Paynes Prairie
Saw Palm, 2022

Meeting Friends During Uncertain Times
Eunoia Review, 2022

"Mourning in Florida" + "River"
Rejection Letters, 2021