Gibson Fay-LeBlanc’s first collection of poems, Death of a Ventriloquist, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was featured by Poets & Writers magazine as one of twelve debut collections to watch. He has published his poetry in several literary journals, including Tin House, New Republic, FIELD, Slice, and the Literary Review. His work has also appeared on the PBS News Hour Art Beat. He has been appointed as the 2015-17 Poet Laureate of Portland.