ALAYNA POWELL
Alayna Powell (she/they) is a biracial Black writer with roots along the Southern East Coast and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She writes poetry, short fiction, and book reviews, which are featured online in Poetry Foundation, The Bangalore Review, Tinderbox Magazine, and elsewhere.
Powell is a third-year MFA student at the University of Alabama, also pursuing a certificate in Archival Studies. She is the 2025 Poetry Editor for Black Warrior Review and a 2020 Zoeglossia fellow.
See Powell's debut chapbook and print publications here.
Image description: This image shows Alayna, smiling, while standing on their patio. They have brown skin and and short, curly hair. They're wearing a red, sleeveless colored top, gold earrings, and a gold septum hoop.