Smiling person with long braids sits in front of a bookshelf filled with various books. They wear a pink sleeveless top, a necklace, and a dark armband. The background shows a camera on the top shelf.

Kendra Allen

Kendra Allen was born and raised in Dallas, TX. She’s the author of memoir Fruit Punch, poetry collection The Collection Plate, and essay collection When You Learn the Alphabet. Some of her other works can be found on, or in, The Paris Review, Oxford American, Southwest Review, High Times, and more.