About:

Marissa Ahmadkhani is a writer, musician, and artist based in California. With a master’s degree in English from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a master’s in creative writing from the University of California Irvine, her writing has appeared in dozens of publications, including poets.org, which awarded her the Academy of American Poets Prize in 2015, 2017, and 2022.

Currently, she teaches composition at the university-level, serves as Assistant Editor of The West Review, and owns Garage Flowers—a floral design business located in Los Angeles.