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 12, 2026
GOOD NEWS TO SHARE
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.
"I’ve been invited to read my work by The Beacon at Boston University, Saturday, April 11. Details below. Hope I’ll see you there!
San Pedro River Review has accepted “Such a Stranger.”
Perceptions Magazine has accepted “Seaweed Poetics” for its 2026 issue.
Please enjoy my newest contribution to Consequence Forum: Nathalie Handal.
“The Palimpsest” has just 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.
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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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
