M.M. Kelly holds an A.B. in Political Theory from Princeton University, a J.D. from The University of Virginia School of Law, and an MFA in Poetry from Warren Wilson College. After studying at Virginia Law, she co-edited and contributed to the Law of War Anthology Lifting the Fog of War: New Thinking about War and War Prevention. She is also Founder and Lead Guide at Backcountry Academics, an elite academic and admissions consultancy. Her poetry has appeared in The Asheville Review, Consequence, Hanging Loose, Jabberwock, The Shore, and elsewhere. Unbalancing Act is her first collection. She lives on a farm in Virginia with her shepherd dog, Huckleberry.