In Conversation with Word of Mouth's Kiya Vance - The Bend Magazine

In Conversation with Word of Mouth's Kiya Vance - The Bend Magazine

At just 24 years old, Kiya Vance has already become a defining voice in Corpus Christi’s literary community. Recently named the city’s first Black Poet Laureate, Vance’s love for the written word began in a sixth-grade English class, where writing offered him a sense of belonging and purpose.  Since then, he’s turned personal experiences into powerful spoken word and created inclusive spaces for others to do the same. Vance has done this most no…