Christopher Gilbert

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

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Life

He is the son of Floyd and Rosie (Walker) Gilbert. [1] He grew up in Lansing, Michigan.

He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1972, and PhD. in psychology from Clark University in 1986. [2]

His work appears in African-American Literary Review, [3] Callaloo , Crab Apple Review, Graham House Review , Indiana Review , Massachusetts Review , Ploughshares , [4] Urbanus, William & Mary Review, and New York Quarterly . [5]

His poem Any Good Throat, is on a monument in Jackson Square, Boston. [6]

He lived in Providence, Rhode Island. [7]

Awards

Works

Poetry

Anthologies

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