Kelly Carter Schneider is a native St. Louisan and a member of the Academy of American Poets. Following twenty years as an elementary school teacher, she shifted her focus to working as a care partner for seniors. Kelly now devotes her time to writing, family and travel. “Time to Take Us Back” is her debut poetry book.

Schneider and her husband split time between their home in Kirkwood, Missouri and “farm” in Columbia, Illinois. She enjoys good trouble and good company which includes visits with her kids and grandchildren who live throughout the Midwest.