Kirsten Ihns (Kai)

Kirsten (Kai) Ihns is a Ph.D. student and Teaching Fellow in the Humanities at the University of Chicago, where engagement spans from 2017 to the present. Kirsten serves as a Poetry Reader and Daily Poem assistant for The Paris Review since September 2022. Previous roles include Poetry Editor at FENCE Books and the Chicago Review, along with practical teaching experience as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Iowa. Additional experience includes positions such as TAP Associate at Capital Group and Poetry Editor for Euphony Journal. Academic qualifications consist of a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago and an MFA in Poetry from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, along with a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in English Literature and Biology from the University of Chicago.