Dictionary of Air
Winner of the Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s 50th Anniversary Editor’s Prize, Jason Gebhardt’s Dictionary of Air explores family, memory, and history with precision. From domestic quiet to historical echoes, each poem reveals how ordinary moments—washing dishes, caring for a child, remembering the dead—become luminous. With tenderness and humor, Gebhardt reminds us that love and attention are forms of work, and language is our home.
“A poet of the highest caliber, Jason Gebhardt has written a truly remarkable debut…” –David Keplinger author of Ice, and winner of the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize in Literature
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Meet the Author
Jason Gebhardt
Jason Gebhardt’s poems have appeared in The Southern Review, Poet Lore, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, Gargoyle, Tar River Poetry and many other journals. His chapbook Good Housekeeping won the 2016 Cathy Smith Bowers Prize. He is the recipient of multiple artist fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He lives in Washington, DC with his family and works as a preschool teacher.