Bio:
Kelli Russell Agodon is the winner of the White Pine Press Poetry Prize judged by Carl Dennis for her manuscript, Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room, winner of the Foreword Book of the Year Prize in Poetry, Washington State Book Award Finalist and chosen as one of the top 20 books in the Good Reads Readers' Choice Awards.
Kelli was born and raised in Seattle and educated at the University of Washington and Pacific Lutheran University's Rainier Writing Workshop where she received her MFA in creative writing.
She is a recipient of three Artist Trust GAP grants, the James Hearst Poetry Prize, and a Puffin Foundation grant for her work towards peace and as an editor. Her work has been published in journals such as the Atlantic Monthly, Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Notre Dame Review, and other journals.
She is also the author of Small Knots (2004) and Geography, winner of the 2003 Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Currently, Kelli lives in the Northwest with her family. She is the co-editor of the literary journal, Crab Creek Review and the co-founder of Two Sylvias Press. Besides poetry, Kelli is an avid mountain biker and kayaker.
Contact Info:
Write to Kelli at:
Kelli Russell Agodon
PO Box 1524
Kingston, WA 98346
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The world is full of paper.
Write to me.
~Agha Shahid Ali from "Stationery
Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/agodon
Blog: www.ofkells.blogspot.com
Twitter: kelliagodon
Two Sylvias Press: www.twosylviaspress.com
Crab Creek Review: www.crabcreekreview.org
Email: kelli (a) agodon.com
For further information about scheduling Kelli for a reading, workshop, university lecture, poetry conference, etc., please feel free to use the form below or contact her directly.
Kelli is also available to visit your book group in 2012 if you live in the Northwest or Seattle area.
Kelli is also available to visit your book group in 2012 if you live in the Northwest or Seattle area.