Kelli O'Hara

I was raised in Oklahoma. I was actually born in Tulsa, but I grew up in a small town on the west side of Oklahoma called Elk City on a farm, where my dad grew up, actually.

Corned beef and cabbage - that's our favorite holiday meal when all the O' Haras gather around the table.

It is such a luxury to open a new book that's highly recommended by friends - either an inspirational yet humorously self-deprecating memoir, or a page-turning piece of fiction.

I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.

Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.

I'm a working stiff, baby, just like everybody else.