Gunilla Theander Kester, Ph.D 


FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, POET, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, CLASSICAL GUITARIST

Gunilla Theander Kester is the author and co-author of six books, including a scholarly study, two poetry chapbooks, one full length poetry collection, and two collections dedicated to the victims of Flight 3407.

Current projects include a new collection of poetry and a memoir entitled “Streetness Speaks.”

May 2, 2024

GOOD NEWS TO SHARE

  • The Buffalo Corner Reading Series, hosted by Gunilla Kester, takes place Thursday, May 9, 7-8:30 p.m., in person at Congregation Shir Shalom or via Zoom. In honor of Mystery Night, our May event welcomes the Edgar Award Winning Author Gary Earl Ross along with special guests from the Mystery Writers of America. Expect a night of suspense!

  • Twelve Mile Review has accepted three of my poems for their summer publication including: “Nightfall”, “If My Accent Were a Scale”, and “My Sister’s Yahrzeit.”

  • My poem “Mirror, Mirror” is included in the Saranac Review, Issue 18.

  • My poem “After the Storm” is included in the Potomac Review, Issue 74.

  • My poem “Better Not” will be published in Trampoline Poetry.

  • My poem “Leaving the Room We Shared” will be published in the Whale Road Review, Fall 2024.

  • My poem “How I Wish to Be A Book in Your Hands” will be published in Call Me [Brackets], University of Alabama Creative Writing, May 2024.

  • My poem “Guitar Shops, Four Continents” was accepted by West Trestle Review and will appear in the May/June 2024 issue.

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Buffalo Corner Reading Series

Gunilla Kester and Mir Ali perform Yad Kiya Dil Ne