Kimberly Gibson-Tran
@kdawn999.bsky.social
Reader, poet, essayist, reviewer, cat person, Trekkie, ไทย speaker, book clubber, linguist, Texan/Floridian, missionary kid, she/they
https://www.chillsubs.com/user/kdawngibson
https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kimberly_gibsontran
https://www.chillsubs.com/user/kdawngibson
https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/kimberly_gibsontran
I have another concrete poem out in Midway Journal! You can read “Holes” here: midwayjournal.com/holes/
October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I have another concrete poem out in Midway Journal! You can read “Holes” here: midwayjournal.com/holes/
Read my concrete poem just out in Porter House Review! porterhousereview.org/articles/the...
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Read my concrete poem just out in Porter House Review! porterhousereview.org/articles/the...
A milestone! 200 rejection letters so far this year! Celebrating does help! 🎉
October 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A milestone! 200 rejection letters so far this year! Celebrating does help! 🎉
Feeling it’s about time for my 30th re-watch. #PrideandPrejudice #Godhasbeenverygoodtous
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Feeling it’s about time for my 30th re-watch. #PrideandPrejudice #Godhasbeenverygoodtous
Just had to write about Belly in my 30-30 fundraiser poem today for @tupelopress.bsky.social Title is “When was the summer I turned pretty?” #thesummeriturnedpretty
Donate here: tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/258...
Donate here: tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/258...
September 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Just had to write about Belly in my 30-30 fundraiser poem today for @tupelopress.bsky.social Title is “When was the summer I turned pretty?” #thesummeriturnedpretty
Donate here: tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/258...
Donate here: tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/258...
Day 8 of @tupelopress.bsky.social’s 30/30 fundraiser. Right—a new poem posted each day. I’ve written about Thai Soaps, Bob Ross, Fanny Price, Missionaries, golf, ex profs, Luigi Mangione, & Titanic.
Read: www.tupelopress.org/30-30-projec...
Donate: tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/258...
Read: www.tupelopress.org/30-30-projec...
Donate: tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/258...
September 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Day 8 of @tupelopress.bsky.social’s 30/30 fundraiser. Right—a new poem posted each day. I’ve written about Thai Soaps, Bob Ross, Fanny Price, Missionaries, golf, ex profs, Luigi Mangione, & Titanic.
Read: www.tupelopress.org/30-30-projec...
Donate: tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/258...
Read: www.tupelopress.org/30-30-projec...
Donate: tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/258...
My “Orbital Story” published by Opol opol.space/@kimberly-gi...
September 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
My “Orbital Story” published by Opol opol.space/@kimberly-gi...
See my poem “Crossing I-75” in the Fall 2025 issue of @holeinthehead.bsky.social
I don’t usually write political poems, but man, these times. www.holeintheheadreview.com/post/kimberl...
I don’t usually write political poems, but man, these times. www.holeintheheadreview.com/post/kimberl...
August 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
See my poem “Crossing I-75” in the Fall 2025 issue of @holeinthehead.bsky.social
I don’t usually write political poems, but man, these times. www.holeintheheadreview.com/post/kimberl...
I don’t usually write political poems, but man, these times. www.holeintheheadreview.com/post/kimberl...
Made it to 150 magazine rejections this year so far. Trying to keep my chin up, but I have been having a dry spell for many weeks.
August 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Made it to 150 magazine rejections this year so far. Trying to keep my chin up, but I have been having a dry spell for many weeks.
I’ve got a new poem just out in Clayjar Review’s “Rooted” issue. Read my poem “Home, a History” here: clayjar.review/issues/roote...
August 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I’ve got a new poem just out in Clayjar Review’s “Rooted” issue. Read my poem “Home, a History” here: clayjar.review/issues/roote...
August 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Just read Keetje Kuipers’ collection with my poetry book club. My GR book review:
July 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just read Keetje Kuipers’ collection with my poetry book club. My GR book review:
July 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My poems “Night-fires” and “Cinderella’s Hands” were just published by Arcturus Magazine. The former is about a dream set in my childhood home in Chiang Klang, Thailand. The latter is in memory of my Nana. Read them here: arcturusmag.com/2025/07/15/t...
July 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My poems “Night-fires” and “Cinderella’s Hands” were just published by Arcturus Magazine. The former is about a dream set in my childhood home in Chiang Klang, Thailand. The latter is in memory of my Nana. Read them here: arcturusmag.com/2025/07/15/t...
Thrilled to see my 2nd ever published villanelle in this year’s spring issue of Reed Magazine. Also, this is, hands down, the most beautifully designed and printed lit mag 😍 @reedmagazine.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Thrilled to see my 2nd ever published villanelle in this year’s spring issue of Reed Magazine. Also, this is, hands down, the most beautifully designed and printed lit mag 😍 @reedmagazine.bsky.social
Thank you @baltimorereview.bsky.social for the shoutout on IG ❤️ This poem about my 5-year wedding anniversary is also about our marriage counselors’ divorce. 💔 Read or listen here: baltimorereview.org/spring_2025/...
July 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Thank you @baltimorereview.bsky.social for the shoutout on IG ❤️ This poem about my 5-year wedding anniversary is also about our marriage counselors’ divorce. 💔 Read or listen here: baltimorereview.org/spring_2025/...
Excited to see my weird little poem in the #brainrot anthology from @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social
Here it is: fifthwheelpress.com/anth7backend...
Here it is: fifthwheelpress.com/anth7backend...
July 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Excited to see my weird little poem in the #brainrot anthology from @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social
Here it is: fifthwheelpress.com/anth7backend...
Here it is: fifthwheelpress.com/anth7backend...
See my newly published poem “Toward” in issue 12 of @rowayat.bsky.social
It’s a true story about my heroic mom and what happened after a church ski trip: rowayat.org/toward/
It’s a true story about my heroic mom and what happened after a church ski trip: rowayat.org/toward/
June 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
See my newly published poem “Toward” in issue 12 of @rowayat.bsky.social
It’s a true story about my heroic mom and what happened after a church ski trip: rowayat.org/toward/
It’s a true story about my heroic mom and what happened after a church ski trip: rowayat.org/toward/
Ahhh already hit that 100 rejections mark in 2025. Feels good. Gunning for 200 by December 🥰💀❤️
June 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Ahhh already hit that 100 rejections mark in 2025. Feels good. Gunning for 200 by December 🥰💀❤️
So wonderful to see my poem on page 15 of the beautiful t’ART magazine—shipped to me all the way from the UK! The theme of this issue was “break/mend.”
June 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
So wonderful to see my poem on page 15 of the beautiful t’ART magazine—shipped to me all the way from the UK! The theme of this issue was “break/mend.”
The zine Pandan Weekly—which circulates poems & stories from those connected to Southeast Asia—kindly republished my #nonfiction essay “Survival Instinct.” If you’d like to read or listen to my essay about sisterhood, missionaries, & Star Trek, you can here: pandanweekly.substack.com/p/survival-i...
June 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The zine Pandan Weekly—which circulates poems & stories from those connected to Southeast Asia—kindly republished my #nonfiction essay “Survival Instinct.” If you’d like to read or listen to my essay about sisterhood, missionaries, & Star Trek, you can here: pandanweekly.substack.com/p/survival-i...
My poem “Self Portrait As Silkworm” just came out in issue 2 of The Core Review today! 🍎 🐛 Read it here: forkapplepress.com/the-core-rev... @forkapplepress.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My poem “Self Portrait As Silkworm” just came out in issue 2 of The Core Review today! 🍎 🐛 Read it here: forkapplepress.com/the-core-rev... @forkapplepress.bsky.social
Love it when lit mags register books on GR so that I can count them toward my yearly reading goal 😇
Also, here’s me dissing #haibun before actually writing one for myself and liking it! lol @rattlepoetry.bsky.social
Also, here’s me dissing #haibun before actually writing one for myself and liking it! lol @rattlepoetry.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Love it when lit mags register books on GR so that I can count them toward my yearly reading goal 😇
Also, here’s me dissing #haibun before actually writing one for myself and liking it! lol @rattlepoetry.bsky.social
Also, here’s me dissing #haibun before actually writing one for myself and liking it! lol @rattlepoetry.bsky.social
Reviewed a recent read from my #BookClub. #IWantWhatIWant was a stunner and took me by surprise with its depth and empathy. I hope this gets rediscovered as a #classic!
May 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reviewed a recent read from my #BookClub. #IWantWhatIWant was a stunner and took me by surprise with its depth and empathy. I hope this gets rediscovered as a #classic!
Just got my copy of Saw Palm! This spring they published my poem “Snake, A Nightmare.” 🐍
May 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just got my copy of Saw Palm! This spring they published my poem “Snake, A Nightmare.” 🐍