Bio
Keith Ekiss was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford from 2005-2007. He is the author of "Pima Road Notebook" (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2010). As a translator, his books include "The Fire’s Journey" (Tavern Books, 2019), an epic poem by the Costa Rican writer Eunice Odio in four volumes and "Territory of Dawn: The Selected Poems of Eunice Odio" (The Bitter Oleander Press, 2016). He also translated "March 10, NY" (Abstracta Ediciones, 2014) by Mexican poet Jeannette Clariond. Ekiss’s creative non-fiction has been anthologized in "Permanent Vacation: Living and Working in Our National Parks" (Bona Fide Books, 2011). He is the recipient of fellowships, scholarships, and residencies from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, The Community of Writers, Santa Fe Art Institute, Millay Colony for the Arts, and the Petrified Forest National Park.
Academic Appointments
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Lecturer, Creative Writing
Professional Education
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BA, University of Arizona, English (1991)
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MA, University of Arizona, English (1994)
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MFA, Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, Poetry (2012)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests
Poetry, Translation, Speculative Literature.
2020-21 Courses
- Creative Expression in Writing
ENGLISH 9CE (Aut) - Creative Nonfiction
ENGLISH 91 (Spr) - Imaginative Realms
ENGLISH 13Q (Aut) - Reading and Writing Poetry
ENGLISH 92 (Win) -
Prior Year Courses
2019-20 Courses
- Creative Expression in Writing
ENGLISH 9CE (Spr) - Hybrid Forms: Creative Writing Across Genres
ENGLISH 190HF, ENGLISH 192HF (Aut) - Writer's Salon
ENGLISH 18Q (Aut) - Writing and World Literature
ENGLISH 9CW (Win)
2018-19 Courses
- Creative Expression in Writing
ENGLISH 9CE (Win, Spr) - Imaginative Realms
ENGLISH 13Q (Aut) - Poetry Into Film
ENGLISH 9CF (Spr) - Writing and World Literature
ENGLISH 9CW (Win)
2017-18 Courses
- Creative Expression in Writing
ENGLISH 9CE (Win, Spr) - Special Topics in Intermediate Fiction Writing
ENGLISH 190T (Aut) - Topics in Intermediate Poetry Writing
ENGLISH 192T (Aut, Spr)
- Creative Expression in Writing
All Publications
- Territory of Dawn: The Selected Poems of Eunice Odio edited by Ekiss, K. 2016
- Pima Road Notebook New Issues Poetry and Prose. 2010