Krystle May Statler

Krystle May Statler (she/her) is a Black-multiracial interdisciplinary poet, artist, designer, grief coach, and certified facilitator holding an MFA from Otis College of Art & Design. She's the author of Prayer for Relief, released on the fifth deathiversary of her brother’s murder by the Inglewood Police Department. Her art centers memory, mourning, and meaning-making to explore how storytelling dignifies, amplifies, and honors what’s overlooked or unspoken.

Her work spans across literary arts, community storytelling, and people-first professional training. Whether she is leading QPR suicide prevention and BSBB workshops, designing books for independent authors, or facilitating grief and storytelling circles, her creative practice is rooted in safety, equity, and love.

Krystle volunteers with Write Around Portland as a Workshop Facilitator, The Grief House as a Board Member, and Epiphany Magazine as a poetry  reader, teaches the Chapbook Design Program at the IPRC, facilitates the Sibling Storytelling Sessions with The Grief House, and nurtures life in Portland, OR with her partner Kevin and oodles of beloveds.