Kelly Mary McAllister

Kelly Mary McAllister, writer/poet

Kelly Mary McAllister lives in a concrete shoebox in the Toronto sky with a little black dog. She moves through the world as a queer, disabled woman. Her debut poetry collection Dead Weight will be released this summer through Read or Green Books. Her work can be found in Canthius, Grain Magazine, Door is a Jar, and the Banyon Review, among others. For more information, visit www.kellymarymcallister.ca.

A Prairie Cemetery in November — Volume 8, Issue 4

Through A Prairie Cemetery in November Kelly Mary McAllister shares a piece of creative non-fiction presented as poetry that recounts the experience of attending her estranged uncle’s funeral in a barren graveyard outside Winnipeg.

Palm Tree Pilgrimage — Volume 8, Issue 3

In a poetic snapshot of the passage of time, Kelly Mary McAllister speaks to the volatile emotions, lack of responsibility, and fondly remembered friendships that are hallmarks of the teenage experience in Palm Tree Pilgrimage.