2024 Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate

Maira Faisal

Florence, KY

Maira Faisal is a junior at Northern Kentucky University with a double major in biological sciences and English with a minor in chemistry. Her work has been recognized by multiple university journals, Hanging Loose Press, Writers Resist, and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. She led the first workshop of and assisted with Urban Word’s National Poem Project Pakistan. Found in everyday life, novels, and news cycles, themes of resilience and gratitude inspire her writing. She enjoys painting, drinks too much chai and coffee, and hopes to be a physician in the future. 

For public appearance requests please email maira.faisal98@gmail.com