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Christopher Gilbert

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

Life

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

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

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

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Works

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Poetry

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  • Nikky Finney, ed. (2007). "Time with Stevie Wonder in It". The ringing ear. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-2925-3.
  • Across the Mutual Landscape. Graywolf Press. 1984. ISBN 978-0-915308-48-4.

Anthologies

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References

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