June 10, 2026
Coming Out
Kale Hensley
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Kale Hensley is a poet and visual artist from West Virginia. Their writing has appeared in Gulf Coast, Booth, Evergreen Review, Image, and Sonora Review. They were selected by Adele Elise Williams as the recipient of the 2026 Elmer Kelton Prize for Poetry and selected by Jaia Hamid Bashir for the Clarion Poetry Prize. Find more of their work at www.kalehens.com.
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