Kale Hensley is a poet and visual artist originally from the hills of West Virginia, now living in Texas with her wife and a menagerie of pets. She has taught at four universities, including a teaching fellowship through the Fulbright Program.

Her writing, rooted in mysticism, dissent, and a love of regional myth, has appeared in Gulf Coast, Booth, Evergreen Review, Image, Epiphany, and other journals, with several nominations for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.

She is currently at work on her second collection of poetry presently titled sacred candy. Other ongoing projects include research on lady troubadours, translating Old English poetry, and exploring phytography through analog collage.