Ivory Kelly was born in Sittee River Village, Belize. A career educator, she taught at the primary and secondary levels in Belize for almost two decades and in Los Angeles for three years. She also served as Teacher Supervisor at the Belize Teachers College, as Assistant Headmaster of Academic Affairs at St. John’s College, and as a part time English lecturer at the University of Belize. She currently teaches English at E. P. Yorke High School, her alma mater. Her writings appear in She (Factory Books); Treasures of a Century (Belize National Library Service); Memories, Dreams and Nightmares; and The Alchemy of Words Vol. 2 (Cubola Books).