Collin Kelley
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born
September 17, 1969
gender
male
place of birth
The United States
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Poetry, Literature & Fiction
member since
September 2008
about this author
Collin Kelley's debut novel, Conquering Venus, is out now from Vanilla Heart Publishing. He is the author of the poetry chapbook, After the Poison, available now from Finishing Line Press. He is also the author of the collection, Better To Travel, the spoken word album, HalfLife Crisis, available at CD Baby and iTunes, and the chapbook Slow To Burn. Kelley, a Georgia Author of the Year Award-winner and Pushcart Prize nominee, is also co-editor of the Java Monkey Speaks Poetry Anthology series from Poetry Atlanta Press.
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AQLF begins tonight at 7 p.m. with a kick-off event at Charis Books, which is also celebrating it's 35th anniversary. Charis is located at 1189 Euclid Ave. in Little Five Points. Performers tonight include Lisa Allender (emcee), Malika, Krystal Tift, Alice Teeter, Louisa Merchant, Maudelle Driskell, Sincere, Charlene Ball and Libby Ware.I'll be reading tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at Outwrite Books... ...more
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After the Poison by Collin Kelley (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.35 — 17 ratings — published 2008 |
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Slow To Burn by Collin Kelley (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.77 — 13 ratings — published 2006 |
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OCHO #24 featuring Twitter Poets: MiPOesias Print Companion by Didi Menendez (Goodreads author) , Collin Kelley (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.73 — 11 ratings — published 2009 |
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Conquering Venus by Collin Kelley (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.55 — 11 ratings — published 2009 |
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Better to Travel: Selected Poems by Collin Kelley (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.71 — 7 ratings — published 2003 |
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OCHO #24 by Collin Kelley (Goodreads author) avg rating 5.00 — 5 ratings — published 2009 |
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The Thrill and the Hurting: Poems and Art Inspired by Kate Bush by Collin Kelley (Goodreads author), Dave Shaw avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 2006 |
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Collin Kelley on tour for the book "Conquering Venus"
Author appearance, December 10, 2009 07:00PM
OutLoud Books, 1703 Church St., Nashville, TN, The United States
I will be reading at the OutCentral Cultural Center for the LGBT community in Na...more
Author appearance, December 10, 2009 07:00PM
OutLoud Books, 1703 Church St., Nashville, TN, The United States
I will be reading at the OutCentral Cultural Center for the LGBT community in Na...more
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Collin Kelley on tour for the book "Conquering Venus"
Author appearance, February 05, 2010 07:00PM
Savannah College of Art & Design's Arnold Hall, 1810 Bull St., Savannah, GA, The United States
I will be reading from Conquering Venus along with poet Mary Chi-Whi Kim.
Author appearance, February 05, 2010 07:00PM
Savannah College of Art & Design's Arnold Hall, 1810 Bull St., Savannah, GA, The United States
I will be reading from Conquering Venus along with poet Mary Chi-Whi Kim.
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Carpathia (American Poets Continuum) by Cecilia Woloch |
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"I had the honor to read an early draft of Woloch's manuscript and now have the galley. This is a BRILLIANT collection of poetry. Full review coming soon.
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An Urgent Request (Paperback) by Sarah Luczaj |
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Thanks for the friend request, Collin. I enjoyed your reading and look forward to interacting with you in the future.
Jeannie wrote: "Thanks so much for the frienship. BTW, you have a relly cool name...sounds like an actor to me!Smiles,
Jeannie"
I hope it sounds more like a bestselling author's name. :) Thanks for the friend add Jeannie!
Thanks so much for the frienship. BTW, you have a relly cool name...sounds like an actor to me!
Smiles,
Jeannie
Hey Collin
Look forward to talking books.
William Elliott Hazelgrove
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