Poetry. BRAY by Paul Gibbons is the winner of the 2007 Elixir Press Chapbook Awards. Dara Weir had this to say: "Just as other noise-making animals do, by our sounds we let one another know we're alive. Poetry arises from this wild cacophony of spirit, will, desire and love. Paul Gibbons exacts from our language sayings heretofore unsaid; his observations are acutely realized in sonic realms and sensible logics. We're lucky to have a new voice breaking us news we need."
Author City: MERCED, CA USA
Paul Gibbons grew up in the south-western corner of Colorado. He has since lived in Florida, Massachusetts, Spain and New Mexico. Though proud of having most recently taught inmates at a county jail, he now teaches at the University of California at Merced. His work has been published in journals such as The Massachusetts Review, Poet Lore, FIELD, and The Modern Review.