An award-winning poet and literary historian residing in Washington, DC. Author of seven books of poems, two walking tour guidebooks, and editor of two poetry anthologies.
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 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
Find Your Story Festival Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial DC Public Library, Washington, DC 05/31/2025
Kim Roberts's poetry uses a passionate microscope: it brings us into sudden intimate contact with the strange neighborhoods of the body, the mind, and of the living stone of the city.
David GewanterJanuary 29, 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.
Kim 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.
Q&A for the End of the World
Kim On Screen
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DC Writers’ Homes