Christopher Gilbert Explained

Christopher Gilbert (born August 1, 1949, Birmingham, Alabama-July 5, 2007) was an American poet.

Life

He is the son of Floyd and Rosie (Walker) Gilbert.He grew up in Lansing, Michigan.

He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1972, and PhD. in psychology from Clark University in 1986.

His work appears in African-American Literary Review,[1] Callaloo, Crab Apple Review, Graham House Review, Indiana Review, Massachusetts Review, Ploughshares,[2] Urbanus, William & Mary Review, and New York Quarterly.[3]

His poem Any Good Throat, is on a monument in Jackson Square, Boston.[4]

He lived in Providence, Rhode Island.[5]

Awards

Works

Poetry

Anthologies

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLU: African American Review - Back Issue Information - . 2009-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090825205539/http://aar.slu.edu/bkdescrb.html . 2009-08-25 .
  2. http://www.pshares.org/authors/author-detail.cfm?authorID=547 Author Details
  3. Web site: NYQ.
  4. Web site: Any Good Throat . 2009-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915103959/http://nuweb.neu.edu/psullivan/jacksonone.html . 2008-09-15 .
  5. http://www.pw.org/content/christopher_gilbert_1 Christopher Gilbert | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers