Kelly Madden is a Vancouver Island poet whose work has appeared in numerous publications supported by the League of Canadian Poets. Her poetry can also be found in the literary journals Reckoning, SAPPzine, Island Writer’s Magazine, CV2, The Poet, Drift and elsewhere. Her debut poetry collection, If I'd Known, was published in 2021. A second collection of poetry, Unresponsive, will be available in August, 2026 (Caitlin Press).