Greg Keeler

Greg Keeler is a Montana songwriter, poet, writer, artist, humorist, and professor. He also plays the guitar, harmonica, and kazoo. Keeler was born in the flatlands of Oklahoma with his one brother. Keeler was a professor at Montana State University where he taught creative writing and contemporary literature. Keeler started teaching at Montana State University in 1975. He graduated with a master's degree from Oklahoma State University and later went on to earn his D.A. from Idaho State University. He has published three books, written collections of poetry, has produced six plays, recorded ten tapes and CDs, and has published many articles in magazines and journals. His paintings have gone up for display in exhibits at MSU and in Butte. Keeler is the father of two sons and is married to Judy Keeler, a retired adjunct professor of English at MSU.

Biography Keeler was born and raised in the flatlands of Oklahoma. He was born into a household of professors. His father was an English professor at Oklahoma State University, where he wrote poems and essays. His mother was a professor of Child Development and Family Relations at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. His brother is a professor of economics at University of California Berkeley.

At a very young age, he was inspired by his family to sing, paint, and write, which he believes is the reason he still loves these things today. In 2001, he received the Governor's Award in Humanities. Song of Fishing Sheep and Guns in Montana (1987) Post-Modern Blues (1988) Trash Fish (1994) Sheep, Lies, and Audio Tape (1991) Enquiring Minds (1990) All You Can Eat (1992) Talking Sweet Bye and Bye (1987) Montana in Time (1989) Nuclear Dioxin Queen (Compilation of songs from different tapes)

Books American Falls (Confluence Press, 1987) Epiphany at Goofy’s Gas (Clark City 1991) A Mirror to the Safe (Limberlost Press, 1997) Waltzing With the Captain (Limberlost Press, 2004) Trash Fish: A Life (Counterpoint, 2008) The Bluebird Run (Elk River Books, 2018)

Published Poetry American Falls (1991) Epiphany at Goofy’s Gas (1991) Published Fishing Articles Stink Meat Extreme Boat Blunders Fishing in the Wind A Democracy of Anglers Lost Fish