Our Team
Erica Anderson-Senter
Erica Anderson-Senter writes and teaches poetry from Fort Wayne, IN. Her first full-length collection of poetry, Midwestern Poet’s Incomplete Guide to Symbolism, was published by EastOver Press in 2021. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing through the Writing Seminars at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.
Erica’s work gravitates around loss, grief, and tiny moments that make us human.
Anderson-Senter teaches creative writing at Purdue Fort Wayne, and previously taught creative writing and English literature at Canterbury middle and high schools, where many of her students were recognized with Scholastic Art Awards. Prior to that, she was a children’s librarian and storyteller at Allen County Public Library.
Her work has been widely published, and she has curated and produced myriad literary events throughout northeastern Indiana and around the state, bringing poetry to the public. In 2023, Anderson-Senter was named ACRES Land Trust’s Ecological Reflections artist-in-residence. She currently serves as assistant to Indiana’s Poet Laureate, Curtis L. Crisler and manages his speaking engagements in Indiana’s 92 counties.
In addition to instructing at the collegiate level, Anderson-Senter leads workshops and provides private tutoring to writers of all ages.
Matt Kelley
Matt Kelley writes from Fort Wayne, IN. His Substack of creative nonfiction, Most Likely No Problem, launched in July 2022 and includes more than 50 personal essays. He holds Bachelors of Arts in English Literature and Fine Art from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Matt founded One Lucky Guitar, Inc., a boutique creative agency, in 2000. His work at OLG includes leading the agency’s Soul Session brand workshops, along with curating and producing events through The B-Side at One Lucky Guitar, a performance venue. Kelley plays stringed instruments and writes songs with The Legendary Trainhoppers. The band has released five full-length albums.
His written work has been featured in Fort Wayne magazine, Cutleaf Journal and Country Feedback.
In 2025, Matt earned his certificate in Guided Autobiography from the Birren Center for Autobiographical Studies. His approach to facilitation is influenced by twice studying at salons under the guidance of Pádraig Ó Tuama, Krista Tippett and Joe Henry, along with Rhiannon Giddens, Francisco Turrisi, Allison Russell and JT Nero.