Dr. Kelsey L. Smoot (they/he/Kelz) is a Tin House Workshop alum, a Pushcart Prize nominee, a Best of the Net nominee, and a Best New Poets nominee. Proudly, he is also the author of two chapbooks: we was bois together with CLASH! (An Imprint of Mouthfeel Press) and Muse, with Another New Calligraphy. Thrillingly, Kelz’s debut full-length collection of poems, SOULMATE AS A VERB arrives in early 2026 with DOPAMINE/Semiotext(e).
The future is a liar. The future is a multi-level marketing scheme on its best days, and a full-blown con artist on its worst. The future showed up on every first day of school I’ve ever had, and found me rocking a fit that always looked a little flyer laid out on the bed the night before. Ah yes, the… Read more →