K. E. Allen is an American poet.

Life

K.E. Allen (Kelly Allen) received her B.A. in English from

Seattle University Seattle University (SeattleU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington. Seattle University is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate prog ...

and M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. Her work has appeared in '' Arts & Letters'', ''Center'', ''

Kenyon Review ''The Kenyon Review'' is a literary magazine based in Gambier, Ohio, US, home of Kenyon College. ''The Review'' was founded in 1939 by John Crowe Ransom, critic and professor of English at Kenyon College, who served as its editor until 1959. ...

'', ''LIT'', ''Lynx'', ''Poetry Daily'', ''Rivendell'', ''

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Sycamore Review ''Sycamore Review'' is an American literary journal based at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 ...

'', ''Verse''. She teaches at the University of Michigan. She lives in

Chelsea, Michigan Chelsea is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,467 at the 2020 census. History The area was first settled as early as 1820 within the Michigan Territory by settler Cyrus Beckwith. It would be organized ...

. She is married, with a daughter, Nora Medbh Gillard.

Awards

* Academy of American Poets Prize * Hopwood Major Prize in Poetry * Meijer Award * 2000

Dana Award The Dana Award is a literary award presented in short fiction, poetry and novels. It was founded in 1996 by literature professor and poet Mary Elizabeth Parker with the financial backing of Michael Dana.''Poets & Writers'', September/October 200 ...

* 2004

Poetry Society of America The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the society have included such renowned poets as Witter Bynner, Ro ...

National Chapbook Fellowship The Poetry Society of America's National Chapbook Fellowship is awarded once a year to two American poets under 30 years of age who have yet to publish a first book of poems. Two renowned poets select and introduce a winning manuscript for publica ...

Works

References

Reviews

*Keith Taylor
"Belief is Perception"
''Ann Arbor Observer'', April 2005. {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, K.E. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Poets from Michigan University of Michigan faculty People from Chelsea, Michigan American women poets American women academics 21st-century American women