Kai Coggin

Kai Coggin is a poet based in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where she serves as the inaugural Poet Laureate. She is the author of five poetry collections, most recently Mother of Other Kingdoms (Harbor Editions, 2024). She also works as a Certified Master Naturalist and a K-12 poetry Teaching Artist with the Arkansas Arts Council. Her poem "Lesbian Flower" appeared in Elysium Review's March 2024 issue. Coggin's work has been nominated six times for the Pushcart Prize and recognized with a Best of the Net award in 2022. Her publisher FlowerSong Press lists her as the author of Mining for Stardust (2021). She hosts Wednesday Night Poetry, an open mic series.