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 Dear Rez Kid: Author Q&A with Jake Skeets on Horses Brianna Reed — 11/21/2025 In anticipation of his newest poetry collection Horses, we sat down with author Jake Skeets—the third poet laureate of the… Read more about Dear Rez Kid: Author Q&A with Jake Skeets on Horses Event Friends Lecture: Michael Kleber-Diggs with Daniel Slager Minneapolis, MN — 02/05/2026 The Friends Lecture Committee presents “The Art of Poetry, the Voices to Hear,” an evening with award-winning poet Michael Kleber-Diggs… Read more about Friends Lecture: Michael Kleber-Diggs with Daniel Slager
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 Dear Rez Kid: Author Q&A with Jake Skeets on Horses Brianna Reed — 11/21/2025 In anticipation of his newest poetry collection Horses, we sat down with author Jake Skeets—the third poet laureate of the… Read more about Dear Rez Kid: Author Q&A with Jake Skeets on Horses
Event Friends Lecture: Michael Kleber-Diggs with Daniel Slager Minneapolis, MN — 02/05/2026 The Friends Lecture Committee presents “The Art of Poetry, the Voices to Hear,” an evening with award-winning poet Michael Kleber-Diggs… Read more about Friends Lecture: Michael Kleber-Diggs with Daniel Slager