Patrick Johnson Social Links Instagram X Patrick Johnson earned his MFA in poetry at Washington University in St. Louis and completed his undergraduate at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently studying to become a physician assistant, and lives in Madison. Awards Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry Download Author Photo AUTHOR WEBSITE Like this author? Sign up for occasional updates Sign up Books by Patrick Johnson Poetry Gatekeeper Poems By Patrick Johnson Spooky and spare, Gatekeeper is a striking debut collection and a suspenseful odyssey for these troubled times. Learn more about Gatekeeper Related Media Read: About What Could Be: C. D. Wright’s Impact on Patrick Johnson’s Gatekeeper | Library of America Read: Powers and Motivations: An Interview with Patrick Johnson | Michigan Quarterly Review Submit a question to Patrick Johnson Submit Now You Might Enjoy Blog Post ON GIRL/S, GENDER, NEURO/QUEERNESS, SEX AND HOW WRITING IS AN ORGASM Milkweed Staff — 03/31/2026 blush / river / fox is the startling English-language debut of Swedish polymath Anna Nygren. The collection is at once… Read more about ON GIRL/S, GENDER, NEURO/QUEERNESS, SEX AND HOW WRITING IS AN ORGASM Event In Person: Beth Piatote and Rena Priest at Third Place Books Seattle, WA — 05/19/2026 Join Beth Piatote with Rena Priest at the Ravenna Third Place Books for a reading and discussion of her latest… Read more about In Person: Beth Piatote and Rena Priest at Third Place Books
Poetry Gatekeeper Poems By Patrick Johnson Spooky and spare, Gatekeeper is a striking debut collection and a suspenseful odyssey for these troubled times. Learn more about Gatekeeper
Read: About What Could Be: C. D. Wright’s Impact on Patrick Johnson’s Gatekeeper | Library of America
Blog Post ON GIRL/S, GENDER, NEURO/QUEERNESS, SEX AND HOW WRITING IS AN ORGASM Milkweed Staff — 03/31/2026 blush / river / fox is the startling English-language debut of Swedish polymath Anna Nygren. The collection is at once… Read more about ON GIRL/S, GENDER, NEURO/QUEERNESS, SEX AND HOW WRITING IS AN ORGASM
Event In Person: Beth Piatote and Rena Priest at Third Place Books Seattle, WA — 05/19/2026 Join Beth Piatote with Rena Priest at the Ravenna Third Place Books for a reading and discussion of her latest… Read more about In Person: Beth Piatote and Rena Priest at Third Place Books