Kaitlin Dyer is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 10 alum, and a born-Appalachian, raised-Midwestern, transplanted-Californian queer poet. She’s the author of Alter Lives of Alter Egos (Dancing Girl Press, 2015) and her poetry has appeared in journals such as Witness, Crab Orchard Review, and PANK, among others.

Kathryn West (she/her) is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 11 alum, a social worker, and health communications professional who lives and works in the Chicagoland area.

Kaylaa’ White is a Crohn’s disease warrior, ostomate, writer, creative, and advocate passionate about storytelling as a tool for healing and representation. She is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 12 alum.

Kelsey D. Mahaffey is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 7 alum and Nashville poet who keeps half her heart in New Orleans. Her work can be seen in: Deep South Magazine, Pinch, and Cumberland River Review, among others. No Fault of Water is her debut chapbook.

Khaliah Johnson is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 5 alum. Dr. Johnson’s particular career interests are in community-based pediatric care, health equity, healthcare advocacy, and developing strategies to improve access to high-quality palliative care services to marginalized populations.

Kira Preneta (she/they), Certified Listener Poet Alum from Cohort 12, brings a broad lineage of poets and writers to their life and work. At their desk they dream of a future where everyone is cared for; where motherhood is valued as a map into an equitable future.