Naakai is a Ghanaian-American multidisciplinary artist. She works with the dimensions of language, primarily in physical and digital collage, long-form fiction, and lyrical prose. In 2021, she earned an M.Phil in Creative Writing from Trinity College, Dublin. In addition to her literary pursuits, Naakai has a background in classical and contemporary dance, vocal music, theater, and performance art. Her projects are artistic studies in otherness, belonging, self-liberation, healing, and being. View samples of Naakai’s work at studio-kai.squarespace.com.