Collin Kelley is a novelist, poet and playwright from Atlanta, Georgia. His debut novel, Conquering Venus, was released by Vanilla Heart Publishing in 2009 and he is working on a second novel, Remain in Light. His poetry collections include After the Poison, Slow to Burn and Better to Travel, which was nominated for the 2003 Georgia Author of the Year Award and the Lambda Literary Award. His poetry, essays, and interviews have appeared in magazines, journals and anthologies around the world, including Atlanta Review, Chattahoochee Review, Terminus, New Delta Review, Chiron Review, Blue Fifth Review, Ecotone, MiPoesias, Tears in the Fence and many more. His play, The Dark Horse, was the recipient of the 1994 Deep South Festival of Writers' Award for Best Play from the University of Louisiana and the 1997 Georgia Theatre Conference Award.

Other poems by Collin Kelley in Verse Daily:
May 5, 2013:   "To Margot Kidder, With Love" "I spent the summer of 1980 with Margot Kidder..."

Books by Collin Kelley:

Other poems on the web by Collin Kelley:
"Acid Flashback No. 1"
"Ritual"
Three poems
"The Unrequited Arsonist"
Four poems

Collin Kelley's Website.

Collin Kelley on Twitter.