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.”
April 16, 2025
GOOD NEWS TO SHARE
My review of Lebanese poet Vénus Khoury-Ghata’s remarkable book of poetry called She Says has been published by Consequence.
“What You Haven’t Learned” has been accepted by Abridged 0-105: Lilith.
“Children Wait for the School Bus” has been accepted by Abstract.
"Travel Log" has been accepted by Slipstream Press and will appear in their Strange Days Issue #45 , Summer 2025
Buffalo Corner Reading Series presents Mystery Night, Thurs., April 17, 7 pm, featuring Gary Earl Ross. Zoom link below.
“On the Side of Paradise Road” has been accepted by Third Street Review.
“Colander Fragment 2” is published in Kestrel, Winter 2024-2025.
“A Hard Shell to Break” has been accepted by Hot Pot Magazine.
My poem "Go Grief, Go" is published in the Munch Issue of The Inquisitive Eater.
“Thimble In Times of Waiting” was published in the Glint Literary Journal, Issue 15, Winter 2024.
Current & Upcoming
Recently published or forthcoming in the following:
Abridged, Abstract, After Happy Hour, Atlanta Review, ballast journal, Book of Matches, Call Me [Brackets] University of Alabama Creative Writing, Cider Press Review, Concho River Review, Consequence, Doubly Mad Journal, Glint Literary Journal, Great Lakes Review, I-70 Review, Hot Pot Magazine, Kestral, Naugatuck River Review, Neologism Poetry Journal, New Millennium Writings, Nixes Mate Review, Oberon Poetry, Ocean State Review, On the Seawall, Packingtown Review Journal, Pangyrus, Paterson Literary Review, Pendemics Journal, Pine Hills Review, Pirene’s Fountain, Plainsongs, Potomac Review, Redactions, Saranac Review, San Pedro River Review, Silk Road Review, Silkworm, Slant, Slipstream, South Florida Poetry Journal, Stone Poetry Quarterly, SWWIM, The American Journal of Poetry, The Citron Review, The Inquisitive Eater, The MacGuffin, The Worchester Review, Third Street Review, Tikkun, Trampoline, West Trestle Review
and Whale Road Review.
Nominated two times for the Pushcart Prize and once for Best of the Net.
Gunilla Kester and Mir Ali perform Yad Kiya Dil Ne
