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Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy Shunnarah (they/them) is an Alabama-born Appalachian and Palestinian-American writer in Columbus, Ohio. Their essays, poetry, and short stories have been published in The New York Times, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, and others. Their first book, Midwest Shreds: Skating Through America’s Heartland, was released in 2024 from Belt Publishing, and their second book, a poetry collection titled We Had Mansions, is available now from Diode Editions. (Source)

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Poems by Mandy Shunnarah

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ars poetica of partridges & palestine by Mandy Shunnarah

“We just won’t go extinct quickly enough.” — Mandy Shunnarah
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only an american by Mandy Shunnarah

“They called their first child, a daughter, / Patricia—with a P. Because who would believe / an umma & baba from Falastin would name their / child with a letter their mouths refused to speak” — Mandy Shunnarah

Poems curated by Mandy Shunnarah

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Grief by Victoria Chang

“The grief remains but is changed by / what it is covered with. A picture of / oblivion is not the same as oblivion.” — Victoria Chang