C. D. Collins

Kentucky native CD Collins follows the storytelling traditions of the South, both as a solo artist and when accompanied by musicians. As one of originators of the early ‘90s resurgence of spoken-word with live music, her work has been archived in award-winning compact discs: Kentucky Stories, Subtracting Down and Carousel Lounge.

Collins’ fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines including StoryQuarterly, Salamander, Phoebe and The Pennsylvania Review. Her collection of poetry, "Self-Portrait with Severed Head," was published by Ibbetson Street press in 2009. Her collection of short stories, "Blue Land," was released in June 2009. This collection includes the Pushcart Prize nominee “Sin Vergüenza.”

Collins has produced a short lyric documentary based which chronicles the catastrophic steps of mountaintop removal to retrieve Appalachian coal. She has recently completed a novel and is currently working on a one-woman show. With her band, Rockabetty, she is now recording new compact disc entitled "Clean Coal/Big Lie."