Playing Fields

Joseph Chelius is the author of four previous collections of poems: Taking Pitches and Row House Yards (Pudding House Chapbook Series, 2006 and 2011), and The Art of Acquiescence and Crossing State Lines (WordTech Communications, 2014 and 2020). He is a former Bucks County, Pennsylvania Poet Laureate and was the first-place winner of the inaugural Short Fiction Contest at Bucks County Community College. His work appears in Cider Press Review, Commonweal, Poet Lore, Poetry East, Rattle, THINK, and other journals. A semi-retired editor and editorial director in the healthcare communications industry, Joe and his wife have two grown children and have lived in Bucks County for 32 years. Paperback: 106 pagesPublisher: Kelsay Books (May 14, 2025)