Kosal Khiev is a Cambodian spoken word artist.

He began experimenting with poetry while in solitary confinement.

[1] In Phnom Penh, he met filmmaker Masahiro Sugano, and multimedia artist Anida Yoeu Ali, who made the movie Cambodian Son about Khiev's life.

[2] Kosal Khiev's work focuses on the transformative power of art and the US justice system among other themes.

[2] Khiev represented Cambodia in the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.