Mary Fabilli

Mary Fabilli (February 16, 1914 − September 2, 2011) was an American poet and illustrator who for many years made her living as an art teacher and curator at the Oakland Museum in Oakland, California. She was for a time married to poet William Everson and was close friends with poet Robert Duncan, both associated with the Berkeley Renaissance and the San Francisco Renaissance in nearby San Francisco. Fabilli's published work centered on her personal experiences, particularly those related to her Italian heritage and her Roman Catholic faith, and she did not consider herself to be a Beat poet.

Personal history Fabilli was the daughter of farmers, Vicenzo and Giacinta (Pone) Fabilli, She was also involved with Dorothy Day's Catholic Worker movement.

Fabilli married Everson on June 12, 1948, Fabilli died in 2011 in Oakland.