Author: Kelan Nee
KELAN NEE is a poet and carpenter from Massachusetts. He is a 2023 Adroit Djankian Scholar and has received support from the Poetry Foundation, The Academy of American Poets, and The Breadloaf Writers’ Conference. He lives in Texas, is pursuing a PhD, and holds an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. He has lived and worked throughout New England.
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Works Published by UNT Press
Felling
— Vol. 31: of Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry
Published: April, 2024 Pages: 80
This collection is a record of one man’s navigation of loss, addiction, and labor. At once a meditation on the allure of a legacy in self-destruction and a giving over to hope, Felling is an exploration in honesty. Rendered in direct language and through clear eyes, this book, as its title indicates, is concerned with tensions of agency, creation, and destruction— upward and downward motion. more... about Felling
- “Winner, Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry”