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Check out this! Right off of Wil Gibson's New Album, Edit is an inspirational poem of advice to any aspiring writer.


Wil Gibson was born the bastard son of a good idea and a bottle of bourbon and raised in some of the poorest communities northern Illinois and eastern Arkansas have to offer...

He now lives in Portland, Maine(he likes it alot there, you probably would too) writes too many love poems and not nearly enough of his novel. He is a proud(mistake prone)father of four, but he tries real hard. He has opened for or shared stages with Regie Gibson, my brightest diamond, Buddy Wakefield, Kurtis Blow, Jason Carney, Brother Ali, Andrea Gibson, Charlie Neville, and Patricia Smith, headlined his own tours of the northeast, south, and midwest, is a member of Port Veritas, guyslikeyou, and the nationally touring group Uncomfortable Laughter, and an honorary member of the Chicago 4 Star poetry ensamble. His mentors include Billy Tuggle, John "survivor" Blake, Jason Carney, Ryk McIntyre, and Nick Fox(you should not hold any of that against him). He is a three time Portland, Maine and one time Manchester, New Hampshire grand slam champion, 2nd place finisher at the 2010 and 2011 Arkansas Grand Slam, and has represented Portland, Maine 4 times at nationals. He has released 3 cds of poetry and is the author of three poetry collections, including the upcoming release from Moon Pie Press "Home and Other Places."

He loves people and dogs a lot, and would like to pet your dog, give you a hug and talk to you for a few minutes...


"wil gibson is what makes performance poetry fun. whether running his local venue, cultivating the young poets of his community, or in one of his many features across the united states his connection to those involved is unforgettable." jason carney


"Wil Gibson is a great poet and he's totally lying about any pictures he claims to have of me. They were obviously photo shopped and besides, I was never in Singapore on that Tuesday. As far as I know, Wil Gibson's poetry has not been PROVEN to be a carcinogen, but Jesus, wear gloves when you read it anyway... it's that good." Ryk McIntyre



"There are many raw things about Wil Gibson's poetry. I say that only in that, as a poet, his poetry is raw and young in the sense that it doesn't always know how to behave in public. It'll bump up against you and not apologize, instead it will assail you with a story you need to hear, something so raw it's nothing but human. But only if you're lucky enough to listen." Ryk McIntyre


"A Wil Gibson poem is a high energy pell-mell ride—lustful, acrobatic, earnest and, most of all, direct. Gibson hones his poems in front of an audience, where poetic tricks (or mistakes) that might obscure his message are easily exposed, and fall away just as easily. And his audiences love it! Expect to be engaged by a Wil Gibson poem. Whether he's trying to seduce you, trumpet a celebration of love, or warn of bad behavior or the consequences of not taking responsibility, his poems brim with ideas and imagery. And there's music, a rich and rhythmic, hip-hop, hard rock brew—that's all made of words.

A performance by Wil displays youthful energy, almost naïve enthusiasm, heartfelt humor, and a mature and wise voice, drawing its moral weight from the very experience his poems evoke. He's not merely telling us, he's bringing his experience right to us, so we learn from it the way he learned from it. In all the rhyme and rhythm and music, what is evoked is caring. Wil Gibson cares about his audience, and it comes through in his poetry. I'm eager to read his book. And catch his next performance. You will too." jay davis