About The Author

Robert Peake grew up on the U.S.-Mexico border, in the small desert farming town of El Centro, California. He earned his BA in English, emphasis poetry from U.C. Berkeley in 1999, graduating as both a Regents’ & Chancellor’s Scholar and an Alumni Leadership Scholar. He received a Doctorate in Spiritual Science from Peace Theological Seminary and College of Philosophy in 2007. He is currently in his final semester of study in the MFA In Writing Program at Pacific University in Oregon.

Robert most recently received honorable mentions in both the Rattle Poetry Prize and the Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Contest. He was also a finalist in the 2007 James Hearst Poetry Prize. His work has appeared in Askew, California Quarterly, Cider Press Review, Fairfield Review, North American Review, the Beyond The Valley Of The Contemporary Poets 2004 anthology and Open Windows – an anthology of award-winning Southern California poets sponsored in part by the NEA.

He has been a featured reader at Beyond Baroque in Venice, The World Stage in Los Angeles, The Bell Arts Factory and Artists’ Union Gallery in Ventura, and The Village Jester Pub in Ojai. He has given guest lectures on poetry at Mt. St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles, The Ojai Center For The Arts, and The Brooks Institute.

Robert’s website receives thousands of unique visitors each month. A recent post about National Poetry Month was re-syndicated on The Chicago Sun-Times Online.

Robert currently lives in Ojai, California with his wife, Valerie and cat, Miranda.

What People Are Saying:

“Thank you so much for your talk and reading at the Art Center. I felt elated well into the next day.”

“Robert has a calm, focused and direct stage presence that captivated the standing-room-only crowd.”

“When Robert Peake stepped into the spotlight, I knew something important was about to happen. Then he spoke of seduction, and I, too, was seduced by his muse.”

“Your poems rocked my face off.”

More About Robert:

• Robert Peake is an Internet technology expert
• Robert Peake is the Chief Technology Officer of The David Allen Company
• Robert Peake has contributed to the PEAR source code repository and written numerous articles about the PHP programming language
• Robert Peake writes about local events for The Ojai Post
• Robert Peake is the webmaster for The Ojai Poetry Festival
• Robert Peake is not a dead English painter