ars poetica of partridges & palestine
“Some might say I’m reaching, but that’s what metaphors do. / But inside them, there’s always a feather of truth.”
Mandy Shunnarah
Mandy Shunnarah (they/them) is an Alabama-born Appalachian and Palestinian-American writer who now calls Columbus, Ohio, home. 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, is forthcoming from Belt Publishing. Read more at mandyshunnarah.com.