Kamal “Kae” Kimball is a queer poet currently living in central Ohio. Their work has been published or is forthcoming in Swamp Pink (formerly Crazyhorse), Sweet: A Literary Confection, Colorado Review, Thimble, New South, Salamander, JuxtaProse, Juked, Rattle, Phoebe, Tahoma Literary Review, Hobart, Sundog Lit, Bone Parade, Kaaterskill Basin Literary Journal, Forklift Ohio, and elsewhere. Their chapbook, The Mouth That Sucks the Bone, came out with Pitymilk Press in July 2022.
A pushcart and Best New Poets nominee, she has served as a guest judge for Writers Digest and taught poetry classes at Ohio State, University of Cincinnati, Chase Public, The Loft Literary Center, Hugo House, Thurber House and in a variety of community settings.
They are a member of the Ohio Poetry Association and completed their MFA in poetry at The Ohio State University in 2021. They work in communications.
Contact her via e-mail at kekimba@gmail.com
Follow them on IG at kae_kimball.
