Kim B Miller

About the Poet

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Kim B Miller is a multidisciplinary performing artist, spoken word poet, author, facilitator, and speaker. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she spent most of her life on Long Island before relocating to Prince William County, Virginia, where she began to focus more intentionally on her poetry and performance work.

Known for her inspirational poetry, Kim's writing is bold, thought-provoking, and unapologetically direct. Her work has been published in African Voices magazine, the international haiku anthology Hog Wild, newspapers, literary anthologies, websites, and journals. Several of her poems have appeared in Prince George’s Community College’s Reflections Literary & Arts Magazine in both print and online editions.

Kim is Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park, Virginia Poet Laureate Emerita. During her tenure as Poet Laureate from October 2020 to October 2022, she made history as the first spoken word poet to hold the position and remains the first and only Black Poet Laureate for the region.

A champion of both spoken word poetry and haiku, Kim won the 2019 Southern Fried Haiku Championship, part of one of the largest spoken word and performance poetry tournaments in the world. She also placed fourth in the non-rhyming poetry category of the 90th Annual Writer’s Digest Competition in 2021. Her achievements include being named DMV Renaissance Awards Haikuist of the Year in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and receiving DMV Best Business Awards in the Arts & Entertainment category in 2021 and 2023.

Kim earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Rochester Institute of Technology and an Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology from Northern Virginia Community College. After a successful career in telecommunications, marketing, and operations management, she followed her calling as a performing artist.

As a spoken word poet, Kim captivates audiences with her powerful performances and commitment to inspiring positive change. In 2025, she delivered her first TEDx Talk, “17 Syllables To Stop The Blame Game,” and was the featured poet at SpokenWord Paris in Paris, France.

She has performed at venues including the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C., Ashford & Simpson’s Sugar Bar in New York, the University of Pikeville in Kentucky, and La Peña Cultural Center in California.

Kim is also an accomplished speaker, teaching artist, and facilitator. She develops interactive workshops focused on leadership, communication, creativity, and personal growth. Her facilitation and speaking engagements have included the University of California, Berkeley; Rochester Institute of Technology; the Educational Opportunity Association’s Empowering Excellence Conference; and numerous community and professional organizations. She has taught poetry, public speaking, leadership development, and parenting education in academic, nonprofit, community, and correctional settings.

Her contributions to the arts and community have earned numerous honors, including the 2025 Orchid Award from Top Ladies of Distinction, Prince William County and Dale City Chapter; InsideNoVa’s 2025 Best of Prince William Author of the Year; a 2024 Proclamation from the Town of Dumfries; and the 2023 Vivien H. Hansbury Award for pioneering contributions to women in the creative arts.

Through poetry, performance, education, and advocacy, Kim B Miller continues to inspire audiences with work that challenges, uplifts, and encourages meaningful dialogue.

Region

Northern

Virginia City or County Affiliation

Prince William County

Years of Residence in Virginia

20

Current City/State of Residence

Dumfries, VA

Gender

Female

Race/Ethnicity

Black or African American

Keywords/Tags

Haiku, Truth, Inspiration

Published Works or Performances

  • Poets Speak Back to Hunger: An e-Collection of Poems from Around the World (Poetry X Hunger, 2021).
  • Haiku (1455 Movable Type, Issue No. 13, 2022).
  • “Pain” (Prince George’s Community College Reflections Literary & Arts Magazine, Fall 2021).
  • “Fly” (Prince George’s Community College Reflections Literary & Arts Magazine, Fall 2021).
  • My Poetry Is the Beauty You Overlook (2020).
  • “Spreading Death” (Washington City Paper, 2020).
  • Hog Wild Haiku (Bicadeideias, 2019).
  • Christ Gave Me This Pen So I Have to Write the Truth (2016).
  • Poetically Inking: Just Me, My Pen & The Mic (2015).
  • Brooklyn Flavored Haiku (2025).
  • 17 Syllables of Poetic Ammo (2025).

Selected Individual Poems or Performances

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