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{{Short description|American poet}} |
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'''Christopher Gilbert''' (born August 1, 1949, [[Birmingham, Alabama]]-July 5, 2007) was an American [[poet]]. |
'''Christopher Gilbert''' (born August 1, 1949, [[Birmingham, Alabama]]-July 5, 2007) was an American [[poet]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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He is the son of Floyd and Rosie (Walker) Gilbert. |
He is the son of Floyd and Rosie (Walker) Gilbert.{{cn|date=August 2022}} |
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He grew up in [[Lansing, Michigan]]. |
He grew up in [[Lansing, Michigan]]. |
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He graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1972, and PhD. in psychology from [[Clark University]] in 1986. |
He graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1972, and PhD. in psychology from [[Clark University]] in 1986.{{cn|date=August 2022}} |
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His work appears in ''African-American Literary Review'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aar.slu.edu/bkdescrb.html |title=SLU: African American Review - Back Issue Information - |accessdate=2009-06-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825205539/http://aar.slu.edu/bkdescrb.html |archivedate=2009-08-25 }}</ref> ''[[Callaloo (journal)|Callaloo]]'', ''Crab Apple Review'', ''[[Graham House Review]]'', ''[[Indiana Review]]'', ''[[Massachusetts Review]]'', ''[[Ploughshares]]'',<ref>[http://www.pshares.org/authors/author-detail.cfm?authorID=547 Author Details<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''Urbanus'', ''William & Mary Review'', and ''[[New York Quarterly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyquarterly.org/issues/?id=20|title = NYQ}}</ref> |
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His poem ''Any Good Throat'', is on a monument in [[Jackson Square (MBTA station)|Jackson Square]], [[Boston]].<ref>http://nuweb.neu.edu/psullivan/jacksonone.html</ref> |
His poem ''Any Good Throat'', is on a monument in [[Jackson Square (MBTA station)|Jackson Square]], [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nuweb.neu.edu/psullivan/jacksonone.html |title=Any Good Throat |accessdate=2009-06-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915103959/http://nuweb.neu.edu/psullivan/jacksonone.html |archivedate=2008-09-15 }}</ref> |
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He lived in [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref>http://www.pw.org/content/christopher_gilbert_1</ref> |
He lived in [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref>[http://www.pw.org/content/christopher_gilbert_1 Christopher Gilbert | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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===Poetry=== |
===Poetry=== |
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* {{cite book| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mZJJuywKJEIC&q=Christopher+Gilbert+poet+across&pg=PA6| chapter=Time with Stevie Wonder in It| title=The ringing ear| editor=Nikky Finney| publisher=University of Georgia Press| year=2007| isbn=978-0-8203-2925-3 }} |
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===Anthologies=== |
===Anthologies=== |
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* {{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l0gDLbXHAYwC&q=Christopher+Gilbert+poet&pg=PP11| title=The Oxford anthology of African-American poetry| editor=Arnold Rampersad, Hilary Herbold| publisher=Oxford University Press| year=2006| isbn=978-0-19-512563-4 }} |
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* {{cite book| url=https://archive.org/details/menofourtimeanth00mora| url-access=registration| page=[https://archive.org/details/menofourtimeanth00mora/page/383 383]| quote=Christopher Gilbert poet.| title=Men of Our Time: An Anthology of Male Poetry in Contemporary America| editor=Fred Moramarco, Al Zolynas| publisher=University of Georgia Press| year=1992| isbn=978-0-8203-2394-7 }} |
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* {{cite book| title=The Jazz poetry anthology| editor=Sascha Feinstein, Yusef Komunyakaa| publisher=Indiana University Press| year=1991| isbn=978-0-253-20637-4 }} |
* {{cite book| title=The Jazz poetry anthology| editor=Sascha Feinstein, Yusef Komunyakaa| publisher=Indiana University Press| year=1991| isbn=978-0-253-20637-4| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/jazzpoetryanthol0000unse}} |
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==Reviews== |
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<blockquote>''ACROSS THE MUTUAL LANDCAPE'' is a first collection of poems by a young black psychotherapist from a working-class background in Lansing, Mich., who acknowledges many musical influences but only a few literary ones. The book was chosen by Michael Harper for the 1983 Walt Whitman Award - a choice reflecting Mr. Harper's longstanding commitment to what is richest and most serious in black American poetry. Christopher Gilbert is a careful, craftsmanly writer. His subtle, syncopated rhythms make one think of jazz; but the syncopation is made audible, often, by the underlying presence of meter...<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/23/books/loss-discovery-and-other-urgenies.html?&pagewanted=all| title=LOSS, DISCOVERY AND OTHER URGENIES| author=ALAN WILLIAMSON| date=June 23, 1985| work=The New York Times}}</ref></blockquote> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American writer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = August 1, 1949 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 2007 |
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[[Category:1949 births]] |
[[Category:1949 births]] |
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[[Category:2007 deaths]] |
[[Category:2007 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Writers from Birmingham, Alabama]] |
[[Category:Writers from Birmingham, Alabama]] |
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[[Category:University of Michigan alumni]] |
[[Category:University of Michigan alumni]] |
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[[Category:Clark University alumni]] |
[[Category:Clark University alumni]] |
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[[Category:American poets]] |
[[Category:American male poets]] |
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[[Category:Poets from Michigan]] |
[[Category:Poets from Michigan]] |
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[[Category:Poets from Rhode Island]] |
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[[Category:Writers from Providence, Rhode Island]] |
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[[Category:Poets from Alabama]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American poets]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American male writers]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 30 August 2022
Christopher Gilbert (born August 1, 1949, Birmingham, Alabama-July 5, 2007) was an American poet.
Life
[edit]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
[edit]- 1983 Walt Whitman Award
- 1986 The Frost Place poet in residence
Works
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Arnold Rampersad, Hilary Herbold, ed. (2006). The Oxford anthology of African-American poetry. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512563-4.
- Fred Moramarco, Al Zolynas, ed. (1992). Men of Our Time: An Anthology of Male Poetry in Contemporary America. University of Georgia Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-8203-2394-7.
Christopher Gilbert poet.
- Sascha Feinstein, Yusef Komunyakaa, ed. (1991). The Jazz poetry anthology. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-20637-4.
References
[edit]- ^ "SLU: African American Review - Back Issue Information -". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Author Details
- ^ "NYQ".
- ^ "Any Good Throat". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Christopher Gilbert | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers
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- 1949 births
- 2007 deaths
- Writers from Birmingham, Alabama
- Writers from Lansing, Michigan
- University of Michigan alumni
- Clark University alumni
- American male poets
- Poets from Michigan
- Poets from Rhode Island
- Writers from Providence, Rhode Island
- Poets from Alabama
- 20th-century American poets
- 20th-century American male writers