Dobby Gibson

Dobby Gibson (born 1970) is an American poet. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Polar (Alice James Books, 2004), and Skirmish'' (Graywolf Press, 2009). . A third collection, "It Becomes You" (Graywolf Press) is forthcoming in January of 2013.

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.

Recognition
His first book of poetry, Polar, won the 2004 Beatrice Hawley Award and was a finalist for the 2006 Minnesota Book Award.

Publications
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 * last=Gibson
 * first=Dobby
 * title=It Becomes You: Poems
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 * year=2013
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