In Volume Four: Chapter Eleven, we welcome Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Author of the Chapbook Sprig of Lilac, Kelsey Bigelow. Her debut spoken word album Depression Holders and Secret Keepers is available now via all streaming platforms and via her website.

Kelsey Bigelow is based in Des Moines. She aims to be the motivator and mentor people don't always get in life. In her work, she molds incredibly specific emotions into something human, digestible, and cathartic. She believes we grow in empathy by talking about our shared experiences, no matter how difficult. As a multi-slam champion, published poet, workshop leader, and more, Kelsey is on a mission to show others two things:

​1. You can live the life you dream.

2. It does get better.

Connect with Kelsey:
Website: kelkaybpoetry.com
IG: @kelkaybpoetry

Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include:

Jus Marvin: My Depression
IG: @jusmarvinpoetry

Melissa Newman-Evans: 9 Things I Would Like to Tell Every Teenage Girl
Website: melissanewmanevans.com

Taalam Acey: Willie Lynch LLC
IG: @taalamacey
Website: taalamacey.com
Twitter: @taalamacey

Bella: Interpretation
IG: @bella_soul

Elizabeth Acevedo: Haor
IG: @acevedowrites
Website: acevedowrites.com
Twitter: @acevedowrites.com

Connect with, then listen and subscribe to the following podcasts we recommend:

The Words I Never Said podcast
IG: @gods_ink_spokenword

Life as We Grow It podcast
IG: @lifeaswegrowit
Twitter: @lifeaswegrowit

The Spoken World podcast
Twitter: @spokenpodcast
Website: thespokenwordpodcast
IG: @thespokenworld

Unspoken Words podcast
IG: @unspokenwordspodcast
Twitter: @beckythepoet
YouTube:  Unspoken Words
Website: beckythepoet.com

Journey with Mpho podcast
IG: @journeywithmpho
Website: journeywithmpho.com