Hevyn Acord is a poet whose work lives at the intersection of memory, emotion, and the sacred. She writes primarily in lyrical free verse and prose poetry, often blurring the line between confession and prayer. Her poetry explores themes of identity, grief, intimacy, spirituality, trauma, and transformation- unearthing beauty within the broken.
Writing began as a private ritual: a way to process what she couldn’t say aloud. Over time, it became a practice of storytelling, healing, and meaning; making a way to name her inner world and map its connection to the outer one.
Hevyn’s work is shaped by both personal experience and academic study. She has completed formal coursework in creative writing and literary analysis while also pursuing independent exploration through reading, reflection, and experimentation. Her influences span spiritual texts, mythology, music, and the emotional terrain of everyday life.
She is currently developing her debut poetry collection and plans to submit individual pieces to literary magazines such as The Sun, Rattle, and Rust + Moth. Her goal is to publish a body of work that resonates with readers who long to feel seen, softened, and spiritually stirred. Through her poetry blog The Altar, she shares poems and reflections that invite readers into raw, intimate spaces where the sacred and the shattered meet.
Whether she is writing about love, loss, faith, or the body, Hevyn’s voice is honest, haunting, and deeply human. She writes for those who feel too much, question everything, and crave something sacred in the mess of it all.
The Altar 