About

Drawing by Wylder Designs.

Kelli Lage (KEH-lee LAYJ) is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominated poet, as well as a photographer. She holds her bachelor's degree in secondary English education and studied poetry during the summer 2023 session at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Lage is an assistant poetry editor at Bracken Magazine and author of poetry books, Early Cuts and I'm Glad We Did This.

Lage's poems have been published in Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum, The Lumiere Review, Mauldin House, Stanchion Zine, Welter Journal, and more.

Lage's photographs have been featured or printed by John Deere, Fine Gardening Magazine, Farm & Ranch Living Magazine, and more. Her photograph of her dog, Cedar, was Just Labs Magazine's cover photo in July/August 2019. In 2023 and 2024 Lage had photographs displayed at the Iowa State Fair.

Lage runs the book blog, Body of the Book.

Lage is listed on Poets & Writers.

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All work published on this website is created and owned by Kelli Lage unless otherwise stated.