Keisha-Gaye Anderson

Keisha-Gaye Anderson is a Jamaican-born poet, artist, and author of three poetry collections: A Spell for Living (Agape Editions, 2020), Everything Is Necessary (Willow Books, 2019), and Gathering the Waters (Jamii Publishing, 2014). Her writing has been widely published in outlets like Academy of American Poets, Caribbean Writer, Prairie Schooner, Langston Hughes Review, SX Salon, and others. She is a recipient of fellowships or grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, and The Laundromat Project. Keisha holds an MFA in Creative Writing from City College, CUNY. Learn more at www.keishagaye.ink. (Updated 04/2026)