Kelli Allen’s work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies in the US and internationally. Allen is the Founding Editor of Book of Matches literary journal. She is an award-wining poet, editor, and dancer. She is the recipient of the 2018 Magpie Award for Poetry. Her chapbook, Some Animals, won the 2016 Etchings Press Prize. Her chapbook, How We Disappear, won the 2016 Damfino Press award. Her full-length poetry collection, Otherwise, Soft White Ash 2012. Her collection, Imagine Not Drowning, was released by C&R Press in January 2017. Allen’s collection, Banjo’s Inside Coyote, arrived from C&R Press March, 2019. Allen’s latest book is Leaving the Skin on the Bear, C&R Press, 2022. She currently teaches writing and literature in North Carolina. Learn more at kelli-allen.com