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Deborah Kay Kelly [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Boulder, CO
Colorado US
Email: 
dkaykelly@icloud.com
Bio: 

Raised in Minneapolis, a fourth generation on Positively 4th St., Deborah lived many years in Chicago, and is home in Colorado. Her poems are found, four with award recognition, in several journals based in the US and Europe. She has led and written widely on behalf of non-profit organizations at work in the US and Mexico.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota
Raised in: 
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota
Website: 
https://deborahkaykelly.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Winner: Wundor Editions Poetry Contest 2018, for Innovation in Poetry.

Finalist: La Piccioletta Barca Innaugural Contest, "Antimatter" 2020.

Finalist: Punt Volat, 2021

Finalist: Midwest Review, 2021

Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
At Risk Youth
Children
Immigration
LGBTQ
Naturalists/Environmentalists
Seniors
Women

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/deborah_kay_kelly

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/deborah_kay_kelly [2] https://deborahkaykelly.com