Kelly Kaur

Calgary, CANADA - Kelly’s poem Lotus Flower explores the notion of a woman's place in society from the moment that she is born. It challenges social, traditional and cultural expectations.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Lotus Flower by Kelly Kaur My high-pitched wails permeated the humid, grey-walled hospital room. Loud, angry protests of being rudely thrust into the crap of life. My mother shed bitter tears of regret. Not the coveted son my father wanted. A second daughter. A woman who could only deliver girl children.

Some of Kelly's poems and works have been published in Mothering Anthology, New Asian Short Stories 2015, Time of the Poet Republic, Canada, Word City Monthly, Anak Sastra, The Tatamagouche Centre, Decolonizing – An Alphabet, Blindman Winter Stories Beer Cans, Understorey Magazine, Best Asian Stories 2020, and The International Human Rights Art Festival. Her first novel, Letters to Singapore, will be published by Stonehouse Publishing in Spring 2022. 

I am interested in exploring the experiences of a woman of color, an immigrant, and race and color issues.

COVID has, surprisingly, given me the time and space to explore my creative passion and to harness my fears and worries in positive ways; in fact, I have published over 20 poems, stories and creative nonfiction pieces during COVID year.