Shame Language is Reserved for Women

by Kiara Nicole Letcher

This piece is part of our Winter 2023 print issue, available for purchase here.

 

 

 

 

 

Kiara Nicole Letcher

Kiara Nicole Letcher

Kiara Nicole Letcher is the author of Scream Queen (The Orchard Street Press, 2019). Spinning lush imagery with magic and horror, she explores shame, want, and growth. She received her MFA from The University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2014. Her first full length collection, Oxblood, is forthcoming, (Agape Editions, 2024). Her work has appeared in Green Mountains ReviewPlainsongs MagazineAdelaide MagazineAlice Says Go Fuck YourselfQuiet Diamonds and is forthcoming in South Dakota Review. She resides in Omaha, Nebraska.

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