Poet & Educator

Keisha
Cassel

Writer, educator, and systems thinker working at the intersection of language, community, and care.

Keisha (she/they) is a poet and educator based in Boston, MA. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London and a BA in Music from Smith College. Her work appears in Kissing Dynamite, The Shade Journal, Red Ogre Review, and elsewhere. Her micro-chapbook Constructs was published by Ghost City Press in 2020.

She is a 2019 Fulbright Semifinalist and a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee. She teaches violin and creative writing, facilitates community programs, and consults on operations and program design for mission-driven organizations.