Background
He is the son of Floyd and Rosie (Walker) Gilbert. He grew up in Lansing, Michigan.
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Christopher Gilbert
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He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1972, and Doctor of Philosophy.
Career
In psychology from Clark University in 1986. He 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.
ACROSS THE MUTUAL LANDCAPE is a first collection of poems by a young black psychotherapist from a working-class background in Lansing, Michigan, who acknowledges many musical influences but only a few literary ones. The book was chosen by Michael Harper for the - 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.
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Nationality
United States
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Awards
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1983 Walt Whitman Award 1986 The Frost Place poet in residence
Named after poet Walt Whitman, the award is based on a competition of book-length poetry manuscripts by American poets who have not yet published a book.Named after poet Walt Whitman, the award is based on a competition of book-length poetry manuscripts by American poets who have not yet published a book.