Dobby Gibson (born 1970) is an American

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. His first book of poetry, ''Polar,'' (

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, 2004) won the 2004

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and was a finalist for the 2006 Minnesota Book Award. He is also author of ''Skirmish'' (2009) ''It Becomes You'' (2013), and ''Little Glass Plane'' (2019), all published by

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. Gibson's

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has appeared in ''Ploughshares, Fence, Iowa Review, New England Review, American Poetry Review, Conduit'', among others publications. He is the recipient of a poetry fellowship from the McKnight Foundation. Born in

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, he earned a B.A. from

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in 1993 and an M.F.A. from

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in 1997. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Published works

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External links

''All Things Considered'' InterviewPoetry Foundation BiographyReview: ''Dobby Gibson's Polar: Grab That Line and Hold On'' > by Erin MarshAudio: Dobby Gibson Reading at Prairie Lights BookstoreAudio: Dobby Gibson' ''Fishousepoems" Page2005 Minnesota Writers Career Initiative Grants''No Surrender''

Dobby Gibson reads for the Poem of the Day Podcast
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