About spoKe

The mission of spoKe is to advance a better understanding of the world through poetry and poetics.  Founded in response to the Boston Marathon bombing, we are strong to advance:

  • An internationalist poetry that engages with or is from the world’s places, cultures, and literary traditions.

  • American poetry that sees the English language and literary tradition as important, but only one of many roots and paths for poetry.

  • A poetics that attempts to innovate idiom, language, and poetic form while maintaining a public audience.

 

Kevin Gallagher

Founder & Editor

Kevin Gallagher is a political economist, poet and publisher living in Greater Boston with his wife Kelly, their children Theo and Estelle, and Rexroth, the family’s German shepherd. Gallagher edits spoKe, a Boston-based annual of poetry and poetics, and works as a Professor of Global Development Policy at Boston University’s Pardee School for Global Studies.

Kevin Gallagher’s Books