Kim Roberts

An award-winning poet and literary historian residing in Washington, DC. Author of six books of poems, editor of two anthologies, and co-editor of the web exhibit DC Writers’ Homes.

Poet. Editor. Literary Historian.

Publications

Roberts is the author of A Literary Guide to Washington, DC (University of Virginia Press, 2018), and the forthcoming Buried Stories: Walking Tours of Washington-Area Cemeteries (Rivanna Books, 2025). She is also the author of seven books of poems, including Corona/Crown, a cross-disciplinary collaboration with photographer Robert Revere (WordTech Editions, 2023), and the forthcoming Q&A for the End of the World, a collaboration with poet Michael Gushue (WordTech, 2025). She edited the anthology By Broad Potomac’s Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of Our Nation’s Capital (University of Virginia Press, 2020). Learn more…

Upcoming Events

The Writer's Center
The Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD
01/11/2025Kramer Books
Kramerbooks, Washington, DC
02/04/2025Politics & Prose Books
Politics & Prose Books, Washington, DC
04/09/2025

New Book

Corona/Crown

A cross-disciplinary collaboration with photographer Robert Revere.

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The Scientific Method is a fascinating series of poems by one of D.C.’s finest poets. Roberts connects intellectual energy with historical insight in poems that reverberate with significance. Beautiful, bold, and passionate, these poems capture and celebrate the enduring nature of the human spirit. Roberts is magnificent.

Sonja James, The Martinsburg WV Journal Newspaper March 16, 2017

Kim On Screen

You can now watch videos of Kim reading her work, talking about craft, and discussing DC’s rich literary history, all on her YouTube channel.

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DC Writers’ Homes

bar-logoKim co-edits DC Writers’ Homes with Dan Vera, a web exhibit that documents the homes of literary authors who once lived in the greater Washington, DC region.