Bio

Kwyn Townsend Riley “Kwynology” is a poet, speaker, and blogger from the Southside of Chicago. She has been writing for as long as she could remember, first performed on the mic in high school and has been in love ever since. Her writing helps others heal as well as herself. As a black womyn, she has experienced many poems to preach on; racism, racialized violence, womanism, gentrification and womanhood. She has performed all across the world from Germany to California. She has completed university tours throughout the Midwest and in Chicago she has performed for SoFar Chicago, the #LetUsBreatheCollective and many more. Kwyn is the author of two books “and She Wrote” and “and She Will”.