Kristy Bowen

A writer and book artist working in both text and image, Kristy Bowen is the author of a number of chapbook, zine, and artists book projects, as well as multiple full-length collections of poetry/prose/hybrid work, including the recent WILD(ISH) (dgp, 2025) and SEX & VIOLENCE (Black Lawrence Press, 2020). She lives in Chicago, where she divides her time writing poem-ish things, making books & art, and creating lifestyle & culture content for various websites and publications. She blogs regularly about writing and art at DULCETLY: NOTES ON A BOOKISH LIFE.