Her second poetry collection, Vexations, won the 2022 James Laughlin Award and has been longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry.
Gelman studied psychology during her undergraduate degree.
[1] In 2020,[1] she received a Master of Fine Arts from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin.
[2] In addition to writing, Gelman founded and directs Midst, "a digital publishing platform focused on capturing, sharing, and exploring the drafting and editing processes of contemporary poets.
[2] In 2016, Gelman studied in Berlin as part of a Fulbright Program grant.