Dobby Gibson

Dobby Gibson (born 1970) is an American poet.[1] His first book of poetry, Polar, (Alice James Books, 2004) won the 2004 Beatrice Hawley Award and was a finalist for the 2006 Minnesota Book Award.[1] He is also the author of a second collection of poetry, Skirmish (Graywolf Press, 2009).[2]

Gibson's poetry has appeared in many publications: Ploughshares, Fence, Iowa Review, New England Review, Conduit, among others. He is the recipient of a poetry fellowship from the McKnight Foundation. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he earned a B.A. from Connecticut College in 1993 and an M.F.A. from Indiana University in 1997. He currently lives in Minneapolis.[1]

Published works

Gibson, Dobby (2005). Polar. Alice James Books. ISBN 9781882295494. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zONlAAAAMAAJ&q=Polar+dobby+gibson&dq=Polar+dobby+gibson&pgis=1.  [3]

Gibson, Dobby (2009). Skirmish: Poems. Graywolf Press. ISBN 9781555975159. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=owACOAAACAAJ&dq=Dobby+Gibson.  [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Polar,". http://www.alicejamesbooks.org/polar.html. 
  2. ^ Gibson, Dobby (2009). Skirmish: Poems. Graywolf Press. ISBN 1555975151. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=owACOAAACAAJ&dq=Dobby+Gibson&client=firefox-a. 
  3. ^ Ploughshares, "Polar"
  4. ^ Graywolf Press, "Skirmish"

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