About the Author

Kayla Nichols

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Kayla Nichols is a writer, advocate, and community builder with deep roots in Appalachia’s Central Highlands. In her poetry, Kayla explores those things which make and unmake us. She weaves stories that inspire and ignite positive change and deeper connection. The Stuff of Stars is her debut collection, and poems from this collection have appeared in Writerly Magazine, the Stories of the Seasons zine produced by the Women in Food and Ag Network, Tennessee Voices Anthology, These Mosaics from Hindman Settlement School, and Exist Otherwise.