Kale Hensley

Kale Hensley is a poet, essayist, and scholar whose work bridges feminist poetics, mysticism, and literary history. Her writing has appeared in Booth, Image, Evergreen Review, Gulf Coast, and elsewhere, with multiple Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations. She has taught literature, composition, and creative writing at four universities, including through the Fulbright Program. Currently based in Texas, she is at work on her second collection of poetry that explores the avant stupid and the glittering horrors of puberty.