Madisen Kuhn is a poet from Charlottesville, Virginia.

She likes to explore topics of identity, belonging, sexuality, and mental illness in her work.

At 19, Madisen self-published her first collection of poetry, Eighteen Years, after gaining a following on Tumblr and Instagram. She went on to publish Please Don't Go Before I Get Better in 2018 with Gallery Books. Her third book, Almost Home, was a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards — Best Poetry Books of 2019. Her books have been sold in Target, Urban Outfitters, Barnes & Noble, and independent bookstores across the country, and have collectively sold over 120,000 copies.

Her fourth collection of poetry, Bad At Existing, is an exploration of the complexities of identity, self-perception, self-expression, longing, and hope—capturing the duality of wanting to be seen by the world while also wanting to hide from it. It is set to be released on October 4, 2022. Click here to pre-order the ebook.

Madisen has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio & Digital Arts with a Minor in Creative Writing. She is represented by Katherine Latshaw and Erin Harris of Folio Literary Management.

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