Keith Gaboury

Poet

Oakland, CA 94609
Website: 
www.keithmgaboury.com

Author's Bio

Keith Gaboury earned a M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College. His poems have appeared in such literary publications as Poetry Quarterly and New Millennium Writings. He has a full-length poetry collection from Kelsay Books, and a full-length poetry collection forthcoming from Falkenberg Press. Keith is also the president of the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. Learn more at keithmgaboury.com.

Education: 
Emerson College Creative Writing MFA MFA
San Francisco State University MA
Writers Retreats: 
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
The Town: An Anthology of Oakland Poets (Nomadic Press, 2023)
Book:
The Cosmos is Alive (Kelsay Books, 2023)
Chapbooks:
The Boy Born with a Pinhole Heart (Finishing Line Press, 2022)
,
Oakland, I'm Not Dead (Pedestrian Press, 2020)
Journals:
After Happy Hour Review
,
Anapest
,
Bacopa Literary Review
,
Barely South Review
,
Bending Genres
,
Boston Poetry Magazine
,
Chaleur Magazine
,
Crab Fat Magazine
,
Dual Coast Magazine
,
Eclectica
,
Five 2 One Magazine
,
Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review
,
Full of Crow
,
Garfield Lake Review
,
Ginosko Literary Journal
,
Green House
,
Griffel
,
Hare's Paw
,
Into the Void
,
Inwood Indiana
,
IthacaLit
,
Levitate Magazine
,
Literary Juice
,
Manzano Mountain Review
,
Map Literary
,
Nebo
,
New Millennium Writings
,
Oddball Magazine
,
Permafrost
,
Poetry Quarterly
,
Red Fez
,
Rumble Fish Quarterly
,
scissors & spackle
,
Sooth Swarm Journal
,
sPARKLE & bLINK
,
Speculative City
,
The Birds We Piled Loosely
,
The Ear
,
The Gambler
,
Tiny Seed Literary Journal
,
Viewless Wings
,
Write From Wrong Magazine
Prizes won: 

1) The 40th New Millennium Writings Poetry Contest (Honorable Mention): "The Milky Way in L.A."

 2) The 2017 Green House Poetry Prize Finalist (Orange Quarterly): "City Brain" 

 3) 2017 Rebecca Lard Award Finalist (Poetry Quarterly): "Project Echo" 

4) Monthly Muse #4 Award Winner (New Millennium Writings): "Beginnings"

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Camille Dungy, Albert Goldbarth, Maxine Chernoff, Russell Edson, Matthew Dickman, James Tate, Italo Calvino, B.H. Fairchild, Richard Wright

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Canadian, Feminist, French, Irish American, White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Children, Disability, LGBTQ, Schools, Teachers, Teenagers
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Berkeley, CA
California
Raised in: 
Olathe , KS
Kansas
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Last update: Sep 27, 2023