Devin Kelly earned his MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and co-hosts the Dead Rabbits Reading Series in New York City. He is the author of the collaborative chapbook with Melissa Smyth, "This Cup of Absence," as well as two poetry collections: "Blood on Blood" (Unknown Press) and "In This Quiet Church of Night, I Say Amen" (ELJ Publications). He teaches at The City College of New York, works as a college advisor in Queens, and lives in Harlem.