DEBORAH KAY KELLY

Raised in Minneapolis, Deborah lived many years in Chicago and is home in Colorado. Her poems may be found in journals widely-based in the US, Canada, and Europe. They explore exigencies of consciousness, personal and related to matters of social justice, often speaking to relationship with plants, animals, and the elements. The results are both immediate and reflective, grounded in the physical world, especially in the lands of the US Southwest, Mountain West, and in Mexico. A graduate of Northwestern University, Deborah has worked, lead, and written extensively on behalf of non-profit organizations.