Keith Mark Gaboury

Poet

Oakland, CA 94608
Email: 
keithgaboury@gmail.com
Website: 
www.keithmgaboury.com
Twitter: 
@GabouryKeith

Author's Bio

Keith Mark Gaboury earned a M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College, a M.A. in English from San Francisco State University, and a B.A. in English from Baker University. His poems have appeared in such literary publications as Poetry Quarterly and New Millennium Writings along with chapbooks from Duck Lake Books and The Pedestrian Press. Keith is a poet, preschool teacher, and runner in Oakland, California.

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

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
After Happy Hour Review
,
Anapest
,
Bacopa Literary Review
,
Barely South Review
,
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
,
Green House
,
Into the Void Magazine
,
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
,
Sooth Swarm Journal
,
sPARKLE & bLINK
,
Speculative City
,
The Birds We Piled Loosely
,
The Ear
,
The Gambler
,
Tiny Seed Literary Journal
,
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) Who Do You Think You Are? (Podcast, Episode 4: "Is This A Practical Talk Or A Spiritual Talk?"): "Hibiscus in the Bedroom"

 4) 2017 Rebecca Lard Award Finalist (Poetry Quarterly): "Project Echo" 

5) 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: Jan 19, 2021