Nikki Ummel

Nikki Ummel is a queer writer, editor, and educator in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her work has appeared in Sky Island Journal, Painted Bride Quarterly, Gulf Coast, and The Georgia Review, among others. She is Associate Poetry Editor for Bayou Magazine and co-founded the arts organization LMNL. Her chapbooks include Hush (Belle Point Press, 2022) and Bayou Sonata (New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, 2023).