R. S. Kendle is a poet and writer from the north-east of Scotland. They hold a BA Honours in English Literature and Politics from the University Of Strathclyde. Their work has been featured in several anthologies and digital publications, including Acropolis Journal, Feminist Space Camp, Free Verse Revolution, Gypsophilia, and The Winged Moon.
As a feminist and a survivor of sexual assault, they often explore these themes, along with issues surrounding identity, mental health, and the feminine experience.
They are also greatly inspired by the natural world (in particular, the landscape of their homeland) and folklore/myth.
They are also an editor for Mxogyny’s digital site.
As well as writing, they are also a budding creative writing practitioner who has worked with festivals, galleries, and libraries to design and facilitate workshops for a range of audiences, including at this year’s Paisley Book Festival.
Follow them on Instagram @rskendle.
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Find all of R. S. Kendle’s additional publications, including exhibitions, interviews, poetry, reviews, etc. on her Linktree:
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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rskendle
Instagram: @rskendle
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R. S. Kendle is part of Glasgow’s (Scotland’s) City of Poets, which works to bring poetry into mainstream life, elevate its healing and social benefits, and increase the profile and income of poets.
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Extended Biography:
A poet and a writer. R S Kendle is from the north-east of Scotland and holds a BA Honours in English Literature and Politics from the University Of Strathclyde. R S Kendle's work has been featured in several publications, including Feminist Space Camp, Free Verse Revolution, and The Winged Moon. As a feminist and a survivor of sexual assault, these themes are often explored, along with issues surrounding identity, mental health, and the feminine experience. Through poetry, the hope is to challenge the stigma in talking about taboo subjects like mental illness and sexual abuse, to let others know they are not alone, and to validate these experiences. R S Kendle is also greatly inspired by the natural world, in particular, the landscape of homeland and of Scottish identity and has facilitated a range of, in-person, technique-based poetry workshops for Stonehaven Library. As an Associate Artists for Outpost Arts, R S Kendle created and delivered a short series of on-line, creative writing workshops as part of their Youth Art Journal Project. In these, participants explore the connections between mindfulness, nature, and poetry. R S Kendle is also a volunteer editor for Mxogyny, an on-line and print platform for marginalised creatives.
