Dasha Kelly

Dasha Kelly is a writer, performance artist, and creative change agent. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University and works as an adjunct instructor. She has served as an Arts Envoy for the U.S. Embassy, facilitating work in Botswana, Mauritius, and Beirut. She is a mainstage storyteller and host with The Moth and an alum of HBO's Def Poetry Jam. She is Poet Laureate Emerita of both Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Her poetry anthology A Line Meant was published by Jaded Ibis Press, and her novel Baker's Dozen is scheduled from the same press in 2025.