There are lots

of ways you might know Collin Kelley. Chief among them is the time he

spent at the Fayette Neighbor.

Kelley has

since left that publication behind and is now a published playwright,

poet and novelist. He is managing editor for Atlanta Intown magazine by

day but frequents poetry and open-mic events by night. This Friday, Kelley

will join the Jennifer Perry Combo at the Fayette County Public Library

for an evening of jazz and poetry.

Kelley's poetry

has been published in a number of publications, including "The Pedestal,"

"Welter," "Alternative Arts and Literature" and "Sophomore

Jinx" among others. He also created two spoken word performances

"Poems for Conquering Venus" and "Two Voices" for

WREK's program "Advise and Dissent." "Conquering Venus"

is also the name of Kelley's first novel and he is currently hard at work

on his second novel.

Adding to Kelley's

busy schedule are a number of appearances in and around the metro Atlanta

area. promoting his book of poetry, "Better to Travel." In August

he was the Fayetteville Barnes and Noble's featured poet. Recently he

has appeared at the Alternative Arts Festival, Intervals at Horizon Theatre

and a signing at the Georgia Tech Barnes and Noble. After Friday's performance

at the library, Kelley will appear at the Sept. 25 Peachtree Highway book

shop, Chandler Park, for Night of 100 authors; Pages at Phipps for the

Atlanta Literary Festival Sept. 28; and an appearance as featured poet

for the Georgia Poetry Society at North Georgia College Oct. 18.

The Jennifer

Perry Combo was nominated for a Grammy for Best Jazz Song a while back.

Kelley met Perry at a local performance and the two became fast friends.

This September, they have been performoing together. The Jennifer Perry

Combo will perform classics like "Cry Me A River," "Fever,"

"To Hell With Love," and "Black Coffee" and there

is talk of a spoken word/jazz album in their future.

For more information

on Kelley or his book, "Better to Travel," visit www.collinkelley.com.

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