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    Observations: A Collection of Short Poems

    By Colleen Adele Kelly

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    It is only when we step back to observe life objectively that we finally learn that each moment experienced comes with its own challenges and joys. In her third poetry collection, Colleen Adele Kelly draws upon her personal experiences to share lyrical observations that examine a wide variety of issues from Zen to Mandela, and the Middle East to Sandy Hook.

    Kelly touches on divergent topics that not only expose others to her wry sense of humor as she reflects on why she dislikes eating squid and the agony of tax time, but also provide insight into her softer side as she contemplates the beauty in the change of seasons and the power of God’s love. While intertwining both traditional and contemporary elements, Kelly does not shy away from tackling such controversial topics as the death of Osama Bin Laden, the Sandy Hook school shooting, and the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu Publishing Services
    Release dateJul 28, 2014
    ISBN9781483414843
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    Observations: A Collection of Short Poems
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    Colleen Adele Kelly

    Colleen Adele Kelly, Ph.D. is a retired teacher of Asian, International Studies and Comparative Education, who taught in Fairfield, Connecticut. She was also an adjunct professor at Central Connecticut State University. Dr. Kelly received two Fulbright grants to India and was a Pier Fellow at Yale University in both Asian and International Studies. She also worked on several projects with the Asia Society. Colleen has lectured widely on India. China, Russia, and the Middle East. She is an active member of Sacred Heart Church in Southbury, Connecticut. Since childhood she has indulged her inclination to memorialize special events with poems. Dr. Kelly is the author of an intellectual biography of Welthy Honsinger Fisher, and with M. Foster Farley Indian Summer. Since retiring she has published seven volumes of poetry; As I Was Saying, I’ve Been Thinking, Observations, Dancing for Joy and Sing a New Song. Her last collection of poems was Becoming, Poems of Pandemic, Protest, Prayer and More. This latest volume, Rejoice, is a celebration of endings and beginnings, seasons, political events, beliefs, and humanity. She lives in in Southbury, Connecticut and is an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Gamma Alpha, NYSO.

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