Elias Kerr (they/he) is a transmasculine poet, who has been published in Esprit and Rappahannock Review. Kerr is a recipient of the inaugural 2022 Stemmler/Dennis LGBT& Award. Their poetry focuses on how the literary arts can be used to explore and represent identity. Kerr studies occupational therapy with double minors in English and creative writing at The University of Scranton. They write using the pen name E Kerr.