Kelley, Collin

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Franklin Abbott. In this interview, Kelley begins by discussing his childhood and family life. He discusses his love of reading, education, and early journalist jobs. He spends a great deal of time discussing his trilogy of novels and other writers and artists who have inspired him (Margaret Mitchell, Kate Bush, Anne Sexton). He concludes the interview discussing his career as a poet and his social media presence. He reads and discusses some of his poetry at the very end of...

Abstract Collin Kelley began a journalism career in 1986 and has become an award winning playwright, author, poet, and editor. He has served as the director of the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival, a board member of Poetry Atlanta, and as the vice president of the Georgia Writers Association. Kelley's papers, 1936, 1977-2020, undated, comprise his journalism publications, plays, poetry collections, and novels, 1984-2020, and his personal LGBT collection of printed material and photographs, 1936,...