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

He now lives in Portland, Maine, and writes too many love poems sometimes. He has shared stages with Regie Gibson, my brightest diamond, Kurtis Blow, and Patricia Smith. He loves people and dogs a lot, and would like to pet your dog and talk to you for a few minutes...