Printable view of Keith Gaboury, MFA

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Oakland, CA

California US

Link to resume:

[node:title]'s Resume [2]

Bio:

Keith Gaboury earned a MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, a MA in English from San Francisco State University, and a BA in English from Baker University. His poems have appeared in such literary publications as Poetry Quarterly, New Millennium Writings, and the San Francisco Public Library's Poem of the Day Series. The Pedestrian Press published Oakland, I'm Not Dead in 2020, Finishing Line Press published The Boy Born with a Pinhole Heart in 2022, Kelsay Books published The Cosmos is Alive in 2023, and Falkenberg Press published Still Human in 2025. He’s also a preschool teacher, a bibliophile, and the president of the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. Keith lives in Oakland, California.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Camille Dungy, Albert Goldbarth, Maxine Chernoff, Russell Edson, Matthew Dickman, James Tate, Italo Calvino, B.H. Fairchild, Richard Wright

Born in:

Berkeley, CA

California

Raised in:

Olathe, KS

Kansas

Website:

https://keithgaboury.com [3]

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

4) Monthly Muse #4 Award Winner (New Millennium Writings): "Beginnings"

Education:

Emerson College Creative Writing MFA

San Francisco State University

Writers Retreats:

Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

Identifies as:

Feminist

French

Irish American

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Children

Disability

LGBTQ

Schools

Teachers

Teenagers