Gardner Dorton is a traditionally published author of poetry and professional SEO content/copywriter living in Knoxville, TN. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from the College of Charleston in 2019, where two years later he was named “Alumni of the Month.” His poems have appeared in journals and publications like The Greensboro Review, Rattle, The Florida Review, Narrative’s “30 Below” anthology, and elsewhere. His debut poetry collection “If I Were God I Would Also Start With Light” was published in September 2024 by Thirty West Publishing House.

Content/Copywriting:

Gardner has worked with over 15 clients for copywriting and SEO content writing such as BurgerFi, Children’s Hospital of Richmond, Suzuki Marine, StoragePug, Liebherr, University of Miami Business School, Warbird Gear, Label Industries, Costa Sunglasses, and more. His work has varied from full-time to contract and individual projects. Gardner specializes in social media management, SEO blog writing, multi-channel copywriting, SEO web content, script writing, influencing, and creative marketing.