Kayla Misa (she/they) is a Filipino author from Los Angeles, California. She is a Senior Accountant for Warner Brothers Discovery by day, but an avid artist by night. Their freeing love for art is juxtaposed by analyzing variances and creating forecasts. When not writing or crunching numbers, Kayla can be found strumming the guitar, bowing on the violin, or sketching. They have been previously published in The Palouse Review, The Peahce Project, and featured in Power Poetry’s 2020 annual anthology for upcoming writers. Kayla is also a current collaborator of the non-profit organization, Girls Write Now.
Howling inside all of us is a wolf. Some of us have tamed it, others must let it make its ferocious sound. Poetry360 mentee Kayla Misa embraces their inner wolf in their poem “The Drunken Wolf” about their Filipina heritage, anger, and betrayal.
Today’s episode features Mentees Chloe Lee(she/her) and Kayla Misa (she/they). You’ll learn about Kayla’s writing and creative process for her excerpts from one of her many poetry chapbooks. We hope you enjoy this insightful discussion about poetry, Asian identity, and embracing the silly parts of ourselves.
