Belle Townsend (she/they) is a poet, advocate, political organizer, researcher, baker, and multi-media artist from rural Henderson, Kentucky. Now living in Louisville, KY, Belle uses poetry to make personal experiences accessible and relatable, offering comfort and connection to a broad audience. Her work is especially geared toward those with short attention spans, limited reading capacity, or no academic background, ensuring their stories are both digestible and meaningful.
Belle has self-published several books, including Push and Pull and The Observer Effect, addressing topics like the pandemic, survival, climate change, queerness in the South, reproductive freedom, religious trauma, political philosophy, and capitalism. Her latest poetry collection entitled, The Holy in the Humdrum is a tribute to rural lineage, countrywomen, a love letter to Kentucky, and a reckoning of home.
