Kelsey Werkheiser

Kelsey Werkheiser is a published poet, photographer, and journalist. She is a recent graduate of Bucknell University, receiving a B.A. in Creative Writing & Sociology with a minor in Visual Arts. She presently works as a freelance news journalist for Lehigh Daily, and volunteers as a Creative Non-Fiction reader for TriQuarterly Magazine.

Writing

Poetry

Publications

virginia
Outrageous Fortune, Mary Baldwin University

Issue 11 Poetry Editor’s Prize Recipient

a failed first-aid kit—contents: art and jazz
Mistake House Issue 11, Principia College

reptile l/and?
Mistake House Issue 11, Principia College

decay
American Weirdo Issue 1

Uprooted & Overturned

Bucknell University Senior Thesis, Spring 2025

A collection of poetry and photography centered around the ruins and abandoned spaces of central Pennsylvania, along with the local flora and fauna, exploring not only the physical space but the emotions and realizations that these spaces conjure.

Journalism

Writer Profile – All Published Articles
Lehigh Daily

Staff Profile – All Published Articles
The Bucknellian, Bucknell University’s Weekly Newspaper

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