The poetic vignettes in Les Kay's Kilo Co comprise the memoir of a warrior who fought and bled for his country, a country that betrayed him but which he continues to love as he loves his fellow marines, though he suffers from PTSD, which has made his life a bunker to defend against the continuing onslaughts of an invisible enemy.
Les Kay is the author of At Whatever Front (Sundress Publications, 2016). He is also the author of The Bureau (Sundress Publications, 2015) and Badass (Lucky Bastard Press, 2015), as well as a co-author of the collaborative poetry chapbook Heart Radicals (ELJ Publications, 2016; About Editions, 2018). His poems have been published widely in journals such as Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, The McNeese Review, PANK, Redactions, Santa Clara Review, South Dakota Review, Whiskey Island, and The White Review.
Les holds a PhD in English & Comparative Literature from the University of Cincinnati with a primary emphasis on Creative Writing, an MFA from the University of Miami, and a BA from Carnegie Mellon University with a double major in Creative Writing and Professional Writing.
Les currently works as a freelance writer, editor, and instructional designer in Cincinnati.