Kendall Kieras

Kendall Kieras is a junior at Macalester College, studying political science and English. They previously served with Hugo House's Scribes program and are now the Loft Literary Center's media and communications intern. They also help lead Macalester College's spoken word club, MacSlams, and was a member of the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational team for 2023, 2022, and 2021, as well as a member of the Seattle Brave New Voices slam team in 2019. 

Artist Blog Posts
Loft Spotlights
Twin Cities Slam Poetry: Blythe Baird
Blythe Baird is an author, viral spoken word poet, and teaching artist. Her work has been featured by The Huffington Post, VICE, Write Bloody, Button Poetry, Mic, and EverydayFeminism. Her short film "When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny" won the 2017 ADCAN film award.
Kendall Kieras
Dec. 20
Loft Spotlights
Twin Cities Slam Poetry: TaneshaNicole
TaneshaNicole is a Black queer non-binary poet living in the Twin Cities, MN by way of Salt Lake City, UT. They are a Pisces and it shows. TaneshaNicole has represented venues in national competitions such as CUPSI, IWPS, WOWPS, and most recently NPS where they placed 4th overall with their team.
Kendall Kieras
Dec. 15
Loft Spotlights
Twin Cities Slam Poetry: Anna Šverclová
Anna Šverclová is a poet currently studying Creative Writing at Macalester College. Their work generally focuses on intergenerational trauma and memory. They write for both the page and for slam. Anna's work has been featured in several literary magazines.
Kendall Kieras
Dec. 6