“Kess” is an Iranian born, Toronto based queer poet, translator and writer.

They were shortlisted for the 2021 Austin Clarke poetry prize, 2022’s Arc Poem of the Year award, The Malahat Review’s 2023 Open Season awards for poetry and they are the winner of the 2021 Vallum Poetry Prize. They are the author of four poetry chapbooks and three translated poetry chapbooks. They have released two full-length collections of poetry with Gordon Hill Press. Their full-length collaborative poetry manuscript G and their full-length collection of experimental dream-poems Daffod*ls were published by Pamenar Press in 2023.