About the Books
Teaching Snakes to Sing
Humors. Heartbreak. Identity. Teaching Snakes to Sing covers it all! In this compelling book of poetry, musician Kelvyn Koning takes you on an artist’s journey of growth in achieving their greatest potential.

~Kelvyn Koning, 2020

2020 Vision: A Haiku A Day
"A haiku a day
In the year 2020
Became my mission.” 

Sassy, sweet, naughty, and nostalgic. Kelvyn Koning captures moods that, for many, defined the year 2020 in his unfiltered book 2020 Vision: A Haiku A Day.

~Kelvyn Koning, 2021
Poem of the Month
Not every poem made it into one of the books, but that doesn't mean they aren't worth sharing - so please enjoy this bonus poem!

"Bachata"
                              brick mortar
late night
                              pink green
low light
                              dance class
roles change
                              dark eyes
hips sway
                              kind folk
all kinds
                              smooth tunes
sharp minds
                              show stops
moves deft
                              ​two right
two left
Upcoming Books​​
  • Growing Pains - Growth begins with birth, and through time and experience we grow in many ways - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, socially. These poems from 2021-2022 reflect some of my own growing pains as I learn to become the most me.
  • Letters of Forgiveness - During the early days of COVID, I noticed a lot of unresolved anger in myself, so I wrote twenty six letters of forgiveness as a healing ritual.
  • Spilling the T - Boston residents know that taking the T (public transit) can be quite the adventure. Here are some of mine.

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*Photography: Wesley Verge
*Cover Art​: Adam Gurczak