Kelly Jones

Poet

Author's Bio

Kelly is currently a public librarian in New Orleans, LA. They are a member of Passengers Journal's poetry staff and they recently served as Operations Manager for TELEPHONE (https://phonebook.gallery/). They love glitter and manatees, and will probably die by following a street cat that they're attempting to befriend into some shady alley.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
On A Wednesday Night: Poems From The Creative Writing Workshop At The University Of New Orleans (University of New Orleans Press, 2019)
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Worn Stories (Princeton Architectural Press, 2014)
Chapbooks:
Dreamwake (Bottlecap Press, 2024)
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Worry the Dead (Finishing Line Press, 2016)
Journals:
After Happy Hour Review
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Amethyst Arsenic
,
Barzakh
,
BOAAT Journal
,
Buried Letter Press
,
Canary
,
Clackamas Literary Review
,
Cold Mountain Review
,
Cordella Magazine
,
Epigraph
,
Ghost City Review
,
The Helix
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Helix
,
James Franco Review
,
NYSAI Press
,
Oracle Fine Arts Review
,
Peach Mag
,
Peauxdunque Review
,
Quaint Magazine
,
Rain, Party, & Disaster Society
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Rat's Ass Review
,
Rougarou
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Samizdat
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Similar Peaks
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Sundog Lit
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Synaesthesia Magazine
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The Coraddi
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The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
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The Knickknackery
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Voicemail Poems
,
Words Dance

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, At Risk Youth, Children, Incarcerated individuals, LGBTQ, Teachers, Teenagers
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Raleigh, NC
North Carolina
Raised in: 
Raleigh, NC
North Carolina
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Last update: Aug 29, 2024