Kelly Hoffer is a poet and book artist. She is the author of two full-length collections of poetry—UNDERSHORE (Lightscatter Press, 2023) and Fire Series (U Pitt Press, forthcoming 2026)—as well as a microchap, “the photo I don’t write about” (Tilted House, 2025). She currently teaches in the MFA program at the University of Michigan as the Helen Zell Visiting Professor in Poetry. Learn more at https://www.kellyrosehoffer.com/.

Contributions: The Hour of Supper [Winter 2026]