Suzanne Kelly was raised in suburban Kansas City and has long had an interest in the history of the Irish in America as reflected in songs and stories passed from generation to generation. She comes from a large extended Irish family, one branch of which resides in Kansas City. Suzanne graduated from the University of Kansas with a BA in English and a law degree. She also holds an MA in English from Indiana University. Two Individual Artist Grants from the Montgomery (Ohio) County Arts and Cultural District have supported her work. Having worked as an Assistant Ohio Attorney General and for an online legal publisher, she currently enjoys her position as Lecturer of Law at Wright State University. She lives in Dayton, Ohio with her husband, the poet David Garrison.
