Kelsi Vanada
@kelsivanada.bsky.social
Author of Optional Saint and Rare Earth. Translator of Basket of Braids, United Left, The Visible Unseen, The Eligible Age, and others. Iowa Writers' Workshop '16, Iowa Translation Workshop '17, NEA Translation Fellow '24.
Reading tour continues—with a virtual reading this Thurs for Veliz Books’ 10th anniversary!
August 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Reading tour continues—with a virtual reading this Thurs for Veliz Books’ 10th anniversary!
Reading from my book Optional Saint in a few places! Hope to see you!
July 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Reading from my book Optional Saint in a few places! Hope to see you!
Happy pub day to Optional Saint, my first book of poems! I can’t wait to share it with you. Endless gratitude to the wonderful Bench Editions 🙏🏼 Order at www.bencheditions.com/optional-saint
March 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happy pub day to Optional Saint, my first book of poems! I can’t wait to share it with you. Endless gratitude to the wonderful Bench Editions 🙏🏼 Order at www.bencheditions.com/optional-saint