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Tides (news and happenings)
Leaving the Skin on the Bear
September 2022
The new collection Leaving the Skin on the Bear
released by C&R Press in July 2022.
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Carolina Poets – Author Reading
January 13, 2022 / Clayton, NC
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Click here to listen to a reading curated by Carolina Poets, featuring Kelli Allen, Eric Nelson, Lenard Moore.
Banjo's Inside Coyote
March 2019
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The new collection Banjo's Inside Coyote was released by C&R
Press in March 2019.
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The Love Defenders – Author Reading
March 24, 2017 / Minneapolis, MN
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Starting at 7pm at Honey at Ginger Hop, The Love Defenders will feature music by Midnight Choir; poetry readings by Kelli Allen, Norm Minnick, Katie Rauk, and Chris Jansen; and dance by Marcia Rotondo.
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Pikes Peak Visiting Writers Series – Author Reading
March 9, 2017 / Colorado Springs, CO
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Part of the Pikes Peak Community College Visiting Writers Series, Kelli Allen is the featured speaker, starting at 7pm at the PPCC Downtown Studio Art Gallery in Colorado Springs.
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For those who were unable to attend, a video of the reading along with an extended Q&A is now available.
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Left Bank Books – Author Reading & Signing
February 23, 2017 / St. Louis, MO
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On Thursday the 23rd from 7-8:30pm at Left Bank Books (399 N Euclid Ave in Central West End) will be a local reading and author signing for the latest collection Imagine Not Drowning. [Reading is free and open to the public; signing offered with proof of purchase from Left Bank.]
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AWP Author Signing
February 10, 2017 / Washington, DC
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During the 2017 AWP Conference, Kelli Allen will be doing an author signing for her latest collection Imagine Not Drowning. Visit her between 1-2pm on February 10th at the C&R Press booth (119-T).
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Imagine Not Drowning
January 2017
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The new collection Imagine Not Drowning was released by C&R Press in January 2017.
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Sequestrum
Fall 2016
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Interview by the Contributor Spotlight at Sequestrum, along with three poems.
Downtown Writers Jam Podcast
September 2016
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Interview by Brad King of The Geeky Press on episode 20 of The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast.
How We Disappear
August 2016
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As winner of the 2016 Afternoonified Chapbook Contest, Damfino Press published the chapbook How We Disappear during August 2016.
Some Animals
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The 2016 Etchings Press Prize-winning chapbook Some Animals is now available for order.
Panoply
Spring 2016
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The poem "Imagine Not Drowning" was selected as the Editor's Choice in Panoply for issue 3.
The Inflectionist Review
May 2015
Featured as the Distinguished Poet for issue 4 of The Inflectionist Review <http://inflectionism.com/>
Read an extensive interview along with 5 recent poems: "Edging Our Wall, Untying", "Deciding Against Marriage", "Some Animals", "Separations for Fall, for Winter, too", and "Folding the Invitation to Your Wedding." (site requires Flash)
