Mckendy Fils-Aimé is a New England based Haitian-American poet, organizer, and teaching artist. He has received fellowships from Callaloo, Cave Canem, The Watering Hole, and Periplus. Over the span of nearly two decades, Mckendy has represented New England in several regional and national poetry slams, performing on numerous semifinal and final stages. Mckendy’s work has been featured or is forthcoming in Best New Poets,Adroit, Muzzle, American Literary Review, the Academy of American Poets, and elsewhere. His debut poetry collection, sipèstisyon, will be published by YesYes Books in 2026.
