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Robert Peake

Ojai, California

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PUBLICATIONS

Journals

  • "To Friends Not Knowing What to Say," "The Language of Birds," and "Yellow," three poems in Iota No. 85, 2009 (UK)
  • "'Have a Nice Day!'," "Small Gestures," and "Morning Exercise," three poems in Sugar Mule No. 32, 2009 <www.sugarmule.com>
  • "Recipe for the Broken," a poem in "Walt's Corner," The Long Islander, December 2008"
  • How Can a Boy Hate Fishing?", a poem in Silk Road Vol. 4, 2008
  • "The Silence Teacher," a poem in Oregon Literary Review Vol. 3, No. 2, 2008 <orelitrev.startlogic.com>
  • "Radish," a poem in North American Review, April/May 2007
  • "Telegraph Flower Stand," a poem in Askew, Volume 3, Spring 2007
  • "The Angel Of Sleep Visits The Inner City," a poem in Cider Press Review, Volume 8, 2007
  • "Seams," a poem in the International Museum of Women "Fatherhood" exhibit <www.imow.org>
  • "Accosted in O'Brien's Pub," a poem in California Quarterly Vol. 29, No. 2
  • "Crest Theater, Age 15," a poem in Fairfield Review, Winter 2003 <www.fairfieldreview.org>

Anthologies

  • One poem, Open Windows (Arroyo Arts Collective, 2005)
  • Four poems, Beyond The Valley Of The Contemporary Poets (VC Press, 2004)

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Selected by faculty to give student speech at MFA commencement (2009)
  • Runner-Up, Indiana Review Poetry Prize (2009)
  • Honorable Mention, Rattle Poetry Prize (2008)
  • Honorable Mention, Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Contest (2007)
  • Finalist, James Hearst Poetry Prize (2007)
  • First Prize (one of ten), Poetry in the Windows V (2003, Arroyo Arts Collective)
  • Regents' and Chancellor's Scholar (1996-1999, U.C. Berkeley)
  • Alumni Leadership Scholar (1996-1999, U.C. Berkeley)

LECTURES

  • "Emulation, Originality, And The Writing Tradition," given at The Ojai Center For The Arts, Ojai, California (September, 2007) and The Brooks Institute, Ventura, California (October, 2007)
  • "Poetry and Politics," given at Mt. St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California (November 2004)

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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Education
University: Pacific University
College: Letters & Science(s)
Program: Creative Writing
Degree: M.F.A. Class of 2009
Concentration: Poetry

University: University of California-Berkeley
College: Letters & Science(s)
Program: English
Degree: B.A. Class of 1999
Concentration: Poetry

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