Biography:

Journalist, poet. Born– Oct. 16, 1926, Excel, Ala. Parents– Riley Jacob Daniel and Rosalie (Nicholas) Kelly. Education– Emory University, B.A., 1949. U.S. Navy, 1943-1946; teacher, Veterans Administration, 1950-1951; Frisco City Sun; Monroe Journal; regional correspondent for three other Alabama newspapers, 1951-1961; Announcer and Program Director, WMFC radio, Monroeville; partner, Kelly Mill Mercantile Co., Repton, Ala. Member; Alabama State Poetry Society; Alabama State Council on the Arts and Humanities; Pensters (Mobile-Fairhope). Died December 11, 2014.

Source:

SCROD 1; Who’s Who in Alabama, Vol. III; ancestry.com

Publication(s):

The Human Way. New York; Exposition Press, 1974.

In Search of Light. New York; Exposition Press, 1969.

Patterns; Poetry. New York; Exposition Press, 1970.

Prize Cache. New York; Exposition Press, 1974.