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

Life

He was 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, Callaloo, Crab Apple Review, Graham House Review, Indiana Review, Massachusetts Review, Ploughshares, Urbanus, William & Mary Review, and New York Quarterly.

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

He lived in Providence, Rhode Island.

Awards

Works

Poetry

  • Nikky Finney, ed. (2007). . The ringing ear. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-2925-3.
  • . Graywolf Press. 1984. ISBN 978-0-915308-48-4.

Anthologies

  • Arnold Rampersad, Hilary Herbold, ed. (2006). . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512563-4.
  • Fred Moramarco, Al Zolynas, ed. (1992). . University of Georgia Press. p. . ISBN 978-0-8203-2394-7. Christopher Gilbert poet.
  • Sascha Feinstein, Yusef Komunyakaa, ed. (1991). . Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-20637-4.