09/08/2026
Ally Eden passed away on Saturday morning, surrounded by love. 🕊️
Fort Collins knew her as its Poet Laureate. Her students knew her as a teacher. Her community knew her as the person who made a room feel bigger just by walking into it. Alysia knew her best of all.
Ally spent the hardest year of her life making things anyway. She and her wife, Alysia Kraft, traded songs for poems until the exchange became an EP, “I Love You Lifetimes.” In August her debut poetry collection, “Bone Stacked Oak,” arrived. She did not wait on any of it. She told us why.
Our hearts are with Alysia, with Ally’s family and friends, and with everyone lucky enough to have been loved by her. We hope the days ahead bring you peace, and room to heal.
Jed Murphy’s feature on Ally and Alysia, “No Hill to Climb Alone,” ran last week. It is about two artists who turned the hardest year of their lives into art that will live on forever. Read it at bandwagmag.com