Kimberly K. Kelly is a poet who has written four collections of poetry, three novels in verse, and various collaborative works of historical poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Themes that encompass these works include soulful survival, elusive emotions, unexpected enlightenments, and shared experiences: all of which endeavor to provide the reader with a sense of comfort and connection. Her work has been described as having a stand-out strength in its capacity to surprise through strangeness, wildness, associative leaps, and imaginative syntax. Ms. Kelly was born in Minnesota and raised in Alaska. She received a B.S. in Creative Writing, an M.A. in Communications, and has worked as an Academic Success Coach and At-Risk Student Program Director at a University in Wisconsin. She has been writing since she was twelve, travels widely, enjoys outdoors and avian photography, and considers herself a problem solver through plain poetry and mindful musing. She has lived throughout the world and now resides near Lake Superior with her longtime partner Reed. Her work can be found on most bookstore sites and instagram @eagle_poetry.