Next Up to The Mic: Erren Geraud Kelly at The Linda

Thom Francis welcomes Erren Geraud Kelly to the stage for a reading at The Linda, presented by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and literary journals Hobo Camp Review and Trailer Park Quarterly.

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On August 5, 2023, the Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio, played host to a special event featuring poetry and spoken word presented by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild, Hobo Camp Review, and Trailer Park Quarterly.

That night, Kelly read a series of memoir poems grouped together under the title “8-Track Tape Reminders” along with poems about Tyre Nichols, Bessie Coleman, and women who have caught his eye – a patrol officer in a homeless shelter and a woman in a Starbucks.

Erren Kelly is a two-time Pushcart-nominated poet from Lynn, Massachusetts. He has been writing for 33 years and has over 300 publications in print and online in such publications as Hiram Poetry Review, Mudfish, Poetry Magazine (online), Ceremony, Cacti Fur, Bitterzoet, Cactus Heart, Similar Peaks, Gloom Cupboard, Poetry Salzburg, and other publications. His most recent publication was in Pyrokinection Literary Journal; he has also been published in anthologies such as Fertile Ground and Beyond The Frontier. His work can also be seen on YouTube under the “Gallery Cabaret” links. He is also the author of the book, Disturbing The Peace, on Night Ballet Press. He received his B.A. in English–Creative Writing from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.