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Kendra Allen

Kendra Infinite Allen is the author of award-winning essay collection When You Learn the Alphabet and poetry collection The Collection Plate. Born and raised in Dallas, TX, she loves laughing and leaving. Her work can be found on and in Repeller, Southwest Review, Frontier, The Rumpus, and more.

Features & Reviews, Rumpus Original, What to Read When

Kendra Allen

Jul 16, 2021

What to Read When You Don’t Know You’re a Poet

Kendra Allen shares a reading list to celebrate THE COLLECTION PLATE.
Features & Reviews, Rumpus Original, What to Read When

Kendra Allen

Apr 5, 2019

What to Read When You’re Afraid of Growing Up

Kendra Allen shares a reading list to celebrate her debut essay collection, WHEN YOU LEARN THE ALPHABET.
Features & Reviews, Reprint

Kendra Allen

Apr 2, 2019

Rumpus Exclusive: “Dark Girls”

When I was born I came out looking just like them.
Rumpus Original

Kendra Allen

Nov 28, 2017

How to Workshop N-Words

I am not willing to let go of one of the only things that truly belong to my people and me. It’s a very exclusive, very tumultuous kind of privilege.

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Kendra Allen

What to Read When You Don’t Know You’re a Poet

What to Read When You’re Afraid of Growing Up

Rumpus Exclusive: “Dark Girls”

How to Workshop N-Words