Elizabeth Kerlikowske

Elizabeth Kerlikowske is a Michigan-based poet and prose writer who has published for several decades. She has contributed several poems and prose pieces to MacQueen's Quinterly between 2020 and 2025. Her work often pairs with visual art, especially paintings by Mary Hatch, with whom she co-wrote Art Speaks: Paintings and Poetry. She holds a doctorate in English from Western Michigan University and is retired from teaching at Kellogg Community College. She has led Michigan poetry organizations, including the Poetry Society of Michigan and the Kalamazoo Friends of Poetry.