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.”

February 23, 2026

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  • Please note time change — 7-9 p.m. —for my upcoming event with The Beacon at Boston University, Saturday, April 11. Details below. Hope I’ll see you there!

  • My latest essay in Consequence Forum features Joseph Brodsky, a poet sent into involuntary exile who later taught at Columbia University and won the 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Main Street Rag Publishing Company is publishing my newest book Hold Me Still.

Please join me for a special poetry reading, Thursday, April 16, at Congregation Shir Shalom, 2660 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville, NY.

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Main Street Rag Publishing Company is publishing my book Hold Me Still.

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Timeless: The Poetry of Joseph Brodsky

Joseph Brodsky is a poet who fought an empire and won. Sent into involuntary exile, he taught at Columbia University and in 1987 won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Buffalo Corner Reading Series Returns!

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Gunilla Kester and Mir Ali perform Yad Kiya Dil Ne

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Gunilla playing an acoustic guitar.
Cover of The American Journal of Poetry, Volume 12, featuring an embellished funerary or ceremonial figure with jewelry and ornaments, with flags of the United States and text indicating a farewell tribute, dated January 1, 2022.
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Cover of Nixes Mate Review magazine, Issue 23, Spring 2022, featuring black-and-white photo of grain silos against cloudy sky.
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