Cornelius Farrell Kelly (1936 - 2026) was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. As an adult, he moved to Pinedale, Wyoming and lived, with his wife of 60+ years, in a house they built with the help of their ten children at an altitude of 7300 feet above sea level. Cork began writing poetry at age twelve, eventually published eight chapbooks, and wrote a rhyming couplet every morning to post on his Facebook page. Cork spent twenty years teaching high school English and Spanish, then learned to swim and became coach of a girls' swim team. Late in life, he became a competitive swimmer (he said he frequently got ideas for a poem while swimming), participating in several senior events and, ultimately, qualifying for the National Senior Olympics. Learn more about him here.