Kiana Davis

ABOUT Kiana Davis is the author of autobiographical poetry collections Digging For Roots and From These Roots Up. She is the editor and publisher of Voices in the Shadow and Unyielding Roots: What is Your Hair Story? She was raised in Richmond, California, and she began writing poetry at 12 to grapple with growing up in poverty. Poetry helped her develop her identity and find her voice. Kiana is an Adult Basic Studies instructor, and she also teaches poetically themed topics on Identity, Equity, and Social Justice-themed poetry workshops. Her workshops are designed to help youth and adults awaken their inner poet.