Fire Series began as an experiment in working recursively through the specialized diction of fire investigators, using technical phrases such as "structured fire," "foliage freeze," and "fire interval" to generate poems.
Kelly Hoffer is a poet and book artist. Her debut collection of poetry, Undershore (2023), was selected by Diana Khoi Nguyen as the winner of the Lightscatter Press Prize. Her chapbook the photo I don't write about (Tilted House 2025) was a Netsuke Micro Series Recipient. Her poetry was recognized as a finalist for the National Poetry Series in both 2020 and 2021. She currently teaches in the MFA program at the University of Michigan as the Helen Zell Visiting Professor in Poetry.
