Robert Peake

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Poet and Technologist

Robert Peake lived in Ojai from 2005-2011. He worked as the Chief Information Officer of The David Allen Company, was the webmaster of the Ojai Poetry Festival and a regular at poetry events throughout Southern California. In 2009, a bear climbed a tree across the street from where Robert lived, and met an untimely end. The poem Robert wrote in response was distributed to raise awareness for the Ojai Wildlife League, read at the dedication ceremony of the Arcade bear sculpture, and was quoted in the Los Angeles Times. Robert now lives in London, England. He continues to write about poetry and other adventures on his website.

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Classes for Everyone at Theater 150 This Fall

by Robert Peake September 26, 2010

Theater 150Theater 150 recently announced an outstanding lineup of classes on writing, acting, and musical theater for children and adults. These classes and workshops continue the Theater’s tradition of excellence, and are suitable for those who love performing or have a belly full of butterflies, professional writers and performers as well as those…

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Final Broken Word Reading of the Season

by Robert Peake October 21, 2009

Poetry Matters! Broken Word has been a very successful reading series debuting local writing talent at Ojai’s own The Farmer and the Cook in Meiners Oaks. The final reading of this year’s series will be held on Thursday, October 29th at 6PM. Please note the earlier time.
In honor of Halloween, the final reading will celebrate…

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The Story of the Bear Sculpture

by Robert Peake October 15, 2009

Each morning this week, when I step outside my door to go to to work, I see the silhouette of a bear in the pine tree across the street. From this distance, it looks just like the several-hundred-pound black bear that I first discovered in the same position, on the…

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Bear’s Death Deserves a Constructive Community Response

by Robert Peake October 11, 2009

Photo by Erin Ellwood, used with permission

Saturday morning, I awoke to discover several police vehicles parked on our street, and a crowd gathering on our front lawn. The previous night, a several-hundred-pound black bear had scaled our neighbor’s back fence, bounded down the gravel footpath between our houses and, confused…

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Broken Word Reading Series in Ojai

by Robert Peake July 13, 2009

Poetry Matters! Broken Word Happy Hour is a spoken word reading series featuring fiction and poetry writers from around Southern California. I had the pleasure of participating in the second reading in this series back in May, and am looking forward to reading again alongside talented local word-wielders at the fourth Broken Word happening…

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StandUP! for Spoken Word Poetry

by Robert Peake May 20, 2009

Poetry Matters! A regular at The Ojai Playwrights’ Conference, actor and spoken-word poet Steve Connell returns to Ojai for performances at Theater 150 on May 22-24th. He has been featured on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, in the Aspen Comedy Festival, and is two-time winner of both regional and national slam poetry competitions. Connell…

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Poetry Gets Local

by Robert Peake March 17, 2009

Poetry Matters! Out of the ashes of the official Ojai Poetry Festival, a group of enthusiastic local volunteers has banded together to bring a new event to Ojai: The Ojai Valley Poetry Fest on June 6th, 2009 at the Ojai Art Center. The event will feature Wanda Coleman, Frank T. Rios, Jackson Wheeler,…

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Ojai Valley Poetry Association General Meeting

by Robert Peake January 5, 2009

Poetry Matters! Not long after the disappointing news that the 2009 Ojai Poetry Festival has been cancelled, a group of poets and poetry lovers in Ojai, many of them past volunteers and committee members from previous festival seasons, began organizing with the intent to bring poetry to Ojai in a new and different…

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Poetry At The Village Jester

by Robert Peake January 29, 2008

Poetry Matters! Starting this coming Monday, Tree Bernstein will host a regular poetry reading series at The Village Jester Restaurant & Pub on the first Monday of each month. The evening will start with an open mic at 8PM and a featured poet at 8:30. This coming Monday, February 4th, the series…

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2009 Ojai Poetry Festival Planning Meeting

by Robert Peake January 5, 2008

Poetry Matters! The annual planning meeting of the Ojai Poetry Festival committee will take place Tuesday, February 5th at 7:00 PM at the Ojai Public Library. The agenda will include themes, poets, format, and committee assignments for the 2009 event. Please RSVP to Jimfest [at] aol [dot] com if you are planning…

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