A poem for my grandmother inspired by the great Blondie album. Taken from the collection "Render" out now from Sibling Rivalry Press.

Parallel Lines

Collin Kelley's latest poetry collection, Render, is out now from Sibling Rivalry Press. He is also the author of the novels Conquering Venus and Remain In Light, a 2012 finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction and 2013 Georgia Author of the Year Award, and the short story collection, Kiss Shot. His other poetry collections include Better To Travel, the spoken word album HalfLife Crisis, Slow To Burn and After the Poison. A recipient of the Georgia Author the Year Award, Deep South Festival of Writers Award and Goodreads Poetry Award, Kelley's poetry, essays, interviews and reviews have appeared in magazines and journals around the world. 