Kelly Van Nelson – författare

With unflinching honesty, Kelly Van Nelson offers an intensely personal perspective on the

grittiness of urban living in an eclectic mix of traditional, shadow and freeform poetry. She

fearlessly tackles issues of intimidation and discrimination, including playground and corporate

bullying, domestic violence, marginalisation, gender inequity, mental health and suicide.

Yet while the writing is raw and the darker side of human nature is being exposed, there is an

underlying sense of hope. The underdog is beaten down but not defeated and has the resilience to

bounce back and rise again.

Kelly Van Nelson is a poetry and fiction writer, wife, mother and managing director on the

executive board of the world’s leading provider of staffing solutions. She is a fresh voice on the

literary scene and one that demands to be heard.

Graffiti Lane is a powerful debut collection of poetry that will stir the spirit and speak to the

A Poetry collection by Kelly Van Nelson

Punch and Judy explores the tangled intensity of a toxic relationship. Kelly Van Nelson, brings her trademark gritty style to this modern poetry collection. She takes readers on the rollercoaster journey from attraction and desire of a couple initially meeting, through the turbulence of abuse at the hands of a puppet master, to eventually finding the courage to cut strings and break free. Punch and Judy challenges the taboo and delves into what goes on behind closed doors, bringing much needed conversation on domestic violence to the forefront of society.

Kelly Van Nelson is a bestselling poet and award-winning fiction author, Managing Director on the executive board of a Fortune 500, trailblazer on tackling social issues, and wife and mother. She is a fresh new voice on the literary scene and one that demands to be heard.

Life is not a clean run. It is an exhilarating journey of imperfections, resulting in scrubbing grit from beneath broken fingernails and wading through mud before it cakes under tired feet. The territory is unforgiving, filled with contrasts in a world where the dirtiest lies streak through the darkest truths. This is fiction after all. Rolling in the Mud is a contemporary collection of edgy short stories, exploring the taboo we gloss over in modern-day society. Number one bestselling author Kelly Van Nelson brings her raw trademark style to this eclectic range of bite-sized literary tales, stripping back the layers of false expectations to reveal the human psyche and the stark reality of today.