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In a materialistic world, Wells seeks flash of doe tail and dogwood, revelations that outlast wind, weather and memory. Her crafted words honor Faulkner s old verities of the heart: love, compassion and sacrifice. Informed with the lives of real people, these poems charm with sati
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Kory Wells grew up on the stories of her southern Appalachian family and the wonder of the Space Age, diverse influences that have shaped her life's work and writing. She is the author of the poetry collection SUGAR FIX (Terrapin Books, 2019) and the chapbook Heaven Was the Moon (March Street Press, 2009) . She also performs her poetry on the album DECENT PAN OF CORNBREAD, a collaboration with her daughter, folk musician Kelsey Wells. A seventh generation Tennessean, Kory recently served two terms as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she also founded and manages a reading series and open mic. Winner of the 2016 HeartWood Broadside Series and a finalist for other awards, her work appears in numerous publications, including the JAMES DICKEY REVIEW, KISSING DYNAMITE, RUMINATE, STIRRING, and THE SOUTHERN POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Kory's creative nonfiction, praised by LADIES HOME JOURNAL as "standout," leads the anthology SHE'S SUCH A GEEK (Seal Press, 2006) , and her novel-in-progress was a finalist in the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition.In her first career, Kory became nationally known for her blogging, social media and niche expertise in insurance analytics and technology. In 2014 she left that career to fully focus on her longtime work as a creative. She is on the board of the Rockvale Writers' Colony and mentors poetry students in the low-residency program MTSU Write.
