Mckendy Fils-Aimè

Mckendy Fils-Aimé is a Haitian American poet, organizer, and teaching artist based in New England. He has received fellowships from Callaloo, Cave Canem, The Watering Hole, Periplus, and CantoMundo. His debut poetry collection, sipèstisyon, was published by YesYes Books in 2026, with a release event scheduled for June 2026. He was a visual artist before he began writing poetry, and he started after reading Poe's "Annabel Lee" in high school.