poet | curator

Inaugural Poet Laureate Emeritus Adams County, CO 2023-2025

Master of Literary Arts Brighton Cultural Commission 2025

Creative-in-Residence Denver Art Museum 2022

Bio

Kerrie Joy is a poet, singer/songwriter, producer and educator. Born in New York and based in Colorado, she channels her creativity through poetry, music, event production, and literary editing. She is a curator of transformative events, including Unstudied, a series celebrating local generational talent. She is also the editor of For Those Who Dream by Day, an Adams County community anthology. Kerrie Joy has performed at Red Red Rocks, TEDx Mile High, City Winery DC, Atlanta, & Charlotte, the Denver Womxn’s March, Dazzle Denver, The Soiled Dove Underground and much more. In 2022 Kerrie Joy was named the Creative-in-Residence at the Denver Art Museum and in 2023 Kerrie Joy made history as the Inaugural Adams County Poet Laureate. She continues to challenge herself as a master creator, currently working on her first individual publication, Tempting Utopia, and her MFA in creative writing at Randolph College. Learn more at www.kerriejoy.com. She/Her/Hers