Kelly Sawin is an emerging poet from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Her work has received multiple honors and has been published in a spectrum of literary magazines. It has been called “daring, intimate, almost audacious in its nearness to the divine.”
PUBLICATIONS
“God’s Poems: The Beauty of Poetry and the Christian Imagination by John Poch” / Radix Magazine / book review
“Study in Light” / Vita Poetica / poem
“In the Beginning” / Vita Poetica / poem
“Meditation Harvesting Radish Seeds” / Windhover / poem
“Propitiation” / Ekstasis Magazine / poem
“Brodetto” / Susurrus / fiction
“Galway Triptych” / Appalachian Review / poem
“Roses” / Volume / poem
“Water Horse” / Appalachian Review / poem
“Paw Paws” / River Teeth: Beautiful Things / creative nonfiction
“glass harvest by Amie Whittemore” / Hollins Critic / book review
“Eating” / Virginia Literary Review / poem
HONORS
Bess Gresham Memorial Prize, 3rd place / “Solution” / poem
Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry, semifinalist / “This Most Mortal Garden” / poetry collection
Orison Poetry Prize, semifinalist / “This Most Mortal Garden” / poetry collection
National Poetry Series, finalist / “This Most Mortal Garden” / poetry collection
AWP Intro Journals Prize, honorable mention / “Nightfall” / poem
National Poetry Competition, longlist / “A Poem About Smooching” / poem
Contact:
kellyesawin@gmail.com
Kelly Sawin 