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Local writer Kerry Trautman has published her fourth book of poetry titled To Be Nonchalantly
Alive. Trautman is active in the Ohio poetry community, participating in events such as
Artomatic-419, BGSU’s Winter Wheat Festival of Writing, and the Columbus Arts Festival. Trautman has
served as judge and workshop leader for the Northwest Ohio division of Ohio’s Poetry Out Loud high
school recitation competition, in its annual events at the Marathon Center for Performing Arts, in
Findlay. To Be Nonchalantly Alive is available for purchase on Amazon.com or via
the publisher at KelsayBooks.com.