K McClendon
K McClendon is a fat, black, queer survivor from the Midwest who is currently a junior at Hamline University where they study psychology and creative writing. They focus on writing works that protest oppression and encourage self-adoration. They represented the Twin Cities at Rustbelt in summer of 2018 & 2019 and will be representing the Twin Cities for the second year in a row at the Individual World Poetry Slam in September. Their poem Protest was published in the 2018 True Art Speaks anthology, and they have over 30,000 views on Button Poetry’s Youtube channel. Featured in Err Magazine vol. 40 and 2019 spring edition of Blacklist journal.
Instagram: @iamtheprotestpoem
Twitter: @iamtheprotestp1
Instagram: @iamtheprotestpoem
Twitter: @iamtheprotestp1