Kelley Morris is a pianist, teacher, and award-winning poet. She has three collections: Quiet Embers: A Poetry of Faith, When the Glass Breaks, and The Space Between Clouds. Kelley’s poems appeared in Emerge Magazine, Bella Donna’s Garden, and she is nominated for the 2026 Best of the Net. She presented at WriterCon 2026, was a featured reader at Tidewater Winery, and is scheduled to present at the OWFI 2027 writers conference.
Kelley’s work offers honest and heartfelt verse that invites readers to reflect and form meaningful connections. Through her blog, Piano Girl Thoughts, she engages a global community of writers and readers. Kelley resides in Jenks, Oklahoma, with her husband, Gart, and enjoys gathering with family for Sunday dinners.
Kelley Morris is a pianist, teacher, and award-winning poet. She has three collections: Quiet Embers: A Poetry of Faith, When the Glass Breaks, and The Space Between Clouds. Kelley’s poems appeared in Emerge Magazine, Bella Donna’s Garden, and she is nominated for the 2026 Best of the Net. She presented at WriterCon 2026, was a featured reader at Tidewater Winery, and is scheduled to present at the OWFI 2027 writers conference.
“Kelley Morris deciphers cloud shapes as an attempt to understand the world and her place in it. It’s a comfort read that will bring a sense of calm into your life at a time when we need it the most. Her dialogue with the sky is not done in a naïve manner, but with eyes wide open. Reading her work is breathtaking.”…Bill McCloud, author of The Error...
Kelley Morris writes poetry the way some people breathe. She composes in a natural language, one where the reader comes to inhabit her gentle world of living. This is the kind of poetry capable of raising you up, bestowing hopefulness, and adding beauty to a plain day. Employing artful yet unpretentious language which is expansive but still...
When life’s circumstances throw difficult times our way, a firm foundation in personal faith will help us stand tall and endure. There is no avoiding these dark moments or seasons of hardship and even so knowing, we may still waver in those spiritual convictions. Meditating on scripture and scriptural truths found in hymns and songs has the...
WriterCon was a success! I presented a session on utilizing visual art, instrumental music, and song lyrics as inspiration for writing. The audience was engaged and eager to...
