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  • Robert McDonald
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  • Robert McDonald’s poetry and prose has been appearing in literary journals for more than 30 years, most recently in in Painted Bride Quarterly, The Marrow, Gyroscope Review, and The Madrid Review, and West Trade Review, among others. He’s also written book and theater reviews for Publishers Weekly and The Chicago Reader. His first book of poems, "A Streetlight That's Been Told It Used to Be the Moon," is coming from Roadside Press in late 2026. With Kathie Bergquist, he is the author of A Field Guide to Gay and Lesbian Chicago. Robert is a longtime resident of Chicago, where he works at an independent bookstore.
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