Nikki Gray

is a teaching artist, facilitator, essayist, and poet based in Georgia. She has performed on major stages including the National Poetry Slam, Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam, Write Club Atlanta, the Decatur Book Festival, and the Augusta Arts Festival and was a member of the celebrated slam teams Java Monkey and Art Amok. She co-facilitates Write Start, Camp Write Start, and Harvest Week, immersive writing series that blend daily practice with community-centered workshops. Nikki is the author of the poetry chapbook Kaleidoscopic and a contributor to Hand in Hand: Poets Respond to Race. Her work has appeared in theatrical productions with the Positive Arts Movement and her essays appear in The Heart of It newsletter and the Work(ing) in Progress Substack. A graduate fellow of The Watering Hole and a full-scholarship attendee of The Heart of It Retreat, Nikki continues to deepen her craft while cultivating creative and reflective communities.

Find her on Instagram @nikkigrayarts