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October: Over and Out

October: Over and Out
The Orchards is now open for submissions. Details below! Season's greetings to our ghouls, ghosts, and witches. As we reap the harvest, The Orcha...

September Salutations

September Salutations
Introduction It's fall, y'all! While you're hosting poetry readings far and wide, we're preparing our Winter 2024 issue of The Orchards. If you...

Readings, Awards, and More!

Readings, Awards, and More!
  Introduction Kelsay Books has two virtual, free readings coming up. We were thrilled to gather as a team and as poets for our summer showcase, a...

Summer of Kel-Slay

Summer of Kel-Slay
Introduction It's been a busy season, to say the least. I’m happy to report that production remains on schedule, so all books started in June are ...

Poetry month MAY be over, but summer is reading & awards season!

Poetry month MAY be over, but summer is reading & awards season!
Introduction In April's blog and newsletter, we announced featured readers and open mics on May 14th at Newtown Bookshop in Pennsylvania and May 1...

Poetry Month: New moon, new books, events, awards and more!

Poetry Month: New moon, new books, events, awards and more!
🌕 Intro Are you participating in Escapril? Tag us @karenkelsaydavies in your poem-a-day posts if so, we love to share our authors’ inspiration! Pl...

March Horizons

March Horizons
  View this post on Instagram Nominated covers by Shay Culligan for the Eric Hoffer Award. (@karenkelsaydavies)...

November always seemed to me...

November always seemed to me...
Introduction Our theme this month derives from none other than Emily Dickinson, not a poem of her’s but rather a prosaic letter to a friend she pe...

O hushed October

O hushed October
October O hushed October morning mild,Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;To-morrow's wind, if it be wild,Should waste them all.The crows abo...