“Detroit Voices” anthology now available. Featuring poetry, prose, memoir, non-fiction, and screenwriting contest finalists, including me. All proceeds benefit nonprofit Coaching Detroit Forward which coaches Detroit high school students in writing, photography, graphic design and other creative fields.

I’m honored my poem “Fenced Yard” has been published by the Poetry Society of Michigan’s Spring 2022 edition of Peninsula Poets

Several of my poems and a few of my photographs will be included in the new Yellow Arrow publication, Poetry is Life. Not just a poetry book, nor just a workbook, it’s both. You can pre-order a copy here:

https://www.yellowarrowpublishing.com/store/poetry-life-paperback

“Mary in the Park” published by EKL Review

Click here to buy it direct from Hellbound: “Ghosts, Spirits and Specters: Volume 2”

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My flash piece “The Subject” has been published by the Potato Soup Journal, an online literary journal. My story got its inspiration from a Detroit Working Writers field trip to the DIA. Ingredients: Autism, Bullying, Loss, Love, and an amazing parquet floor. Read it here:

“The Subject” by Patrick W. Gibson

Transcript: Patrick W. Gibson interview by Don Levin

ARTIFEX is a publication of Macomb Community College and its mission is to support, encourage, and increase the knowledge and enjoyment of literary arts in the Detroit area, state of Michigan, and the world. The publication is available from the MCCC English and Communications department.

“The Citizen, A Journey of Trust,” is a work of creative non-fiction.

“Apprehension Soars” on Ripples in Space podcast. Reading begins at time 10:00 minutes.