Patrick Johnson

Patrick Johnson

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
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Books by Patrick Johnson

Gatekeeper: Poems book cover
Poetry

Gatekeeper

Poems
By 
Patrick Johnson

Spooky and spare, Gatekeeper is a striking debut collection and a suspenseful odyssey for these troubled times.

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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

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