April Gibson

April Gibson is a poet, essayist, and educator whose work has appeared in Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora, RHINO Poetry, Prairie Schooner, Water-Stone Review, and elsewhere. Gibson is a tenure-track faculty mmber in the Department of English, Literature & Speech, at Malcolm X College, City Colleges of Chicago. She teaches English composition, literature, and creative writing courses. Gibson is also a writing instructor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, where she designs and teaches creative writing workshops in state correctional facilities onsite and online. She is a native and current resident of South Side, Chicago.