February Spikener (they/she) is a Black femme poet from Detroit. Her work has been published in Black Warrior Review, Muzzle Magazine, and Poet Lore, among others. Ever inspired by their loved ones, their poems reflect how they navigate through the world and what it means to love and be loved. She believes that love is and has always been the answer and that the mastery of love is a form of survival. They are also a member of the multimedia group, the Basement Artists Collective. She lives in Chicago.
