Naomi Cohn

Naomi Cohn is a writer and teaching artist based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, who writes poetry, prose, and hybrid work about nature, art-making, and disability. Her own experience of progressive vision loss is central to her work. Her debut book, The Braille Encyclopedia: Brief Essays on Altered Sight, was published by Rose Metal Press in 2024 and is a collection of 96 alphabetized micro-essays and prose poems. She also works as a creative guide and teaching artist in community settings.