Gunilla Theander Kester, Ph.D
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, POET, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, CLASSICAL GUITARIST
Gunilla Theander Kester is the author and co-author of seven books, including her most recent collection of poems: Hold Me Still. Other published works include a scholarly study, two poetry chapbooks, one full length poetry collection, and two collections dedicated to the victims of Flight 3407.
Current projects include contributions to Consequence Forum, a growing collection of poetry, and a memoir entitled “Streetness Speaks.”
March 14, 2026
My latest Consequence column is available: From the Ashes: The Poetry of Blaise Cendrars
“Such a Stranger” has been published in San Pedro River Review.
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!
Perceptions Magazine has accepted “Seaweed Poetics” for its 2026 issue.
“The Palimpsest” has been accepted by Narrative Northeast, a literary and arts magazine.
Viridine Literary, founded in 2024 and based in the South of England, has accepted my poem “Please Don’t Kill Shadow" for their upcoming issue.
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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From the Ashes: The Poetry of Blaise Cendrars
"War erases memory, except for pain. Perhaps the pain of the missing limb, its space, becomes the most compelling image of the consequences of war."
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Buffalo Corner Reading Series Returns!
For information, contact The Buffalo Corner at Congregation Shir Shalom
Curator Liz Mariani
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, The Deronda Review, Doubly Mad Journal, Glint Literary Journal, Great Lakes Review, Hot Pot Magazine, I-70 Review, J Journal, Kestral, Narrative Northeast, Naugatuck River Review, Neologism Poetry Journal, New Millennium Writings, Nixes Mate Review, Oberon Poetry, Ocean State Review, October Hill Magazine, On the Seawall, Packingtown Review Journal, Pangyrus, Paterson Literary Review, Pendemics Journal, Perceptions Magazine, Pine Hills Review, Pirene’s Fountain, Plainsongs, Potomac Review, Redactions, Saranac Review, San Pedro River Review, Silk Road Review, Silkworm, Slant, Slipstream, Solstice Literary Magazine, South Florida Poetry Journal, Stone Poetry Quarterly, SWWIM, The American Journal of Poetry, The Beacon, The Citron Review, The Deronda Review, The Inquisitive Eater, The MacGuffin, The Worchester Review, Third Street Review, Tikkun, Trampoline, Viridine Literary, 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
