A book of poems by Kelly D. Belmonte

Kelly Belmonte grew up in upstate New York and later made New England her home after earning a B.A. in English Literature from Gordon College. Her poetry reflects a wide range of influences, including Kobayashi Issa, Rainer Maria Rilke, Mary Oliver, and Frank X. Gaspar.

Her work has appeared in a number of literary journals such as Altar Work, Atlas Poetica, Barren Magazine, Relief Journal, The Literary Nest, Open: Journal of Arts & Literature, and Ruminate. She has also contributed to several anthologies, including The Word in the Wilderness (2014) and Love, Remember (2017), both edited by British poet Malcolm Guite, as well as Women and C.S. Lewis (2015), a collection of interviews and essays exploring C.S. Lewis and the women connected to his life and writing.

Belmonte is the author of multiple poetry collections, including Three Ways of Searching (2013), Spare Buttons (2014), and Transit (2022), the latter created in collaboration with photographer Tom Darin Liskey. She lives along the rocky coast of Maine with her husband, Kevin, their son Samuel, and several rescue pets.