Mahtem Shiferraw is a poet and visual artist who grew up in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Her work has been published in The 2River View, Cactus Heart Press, Blood Lotus Literary Journal, Luna Luna Magazine, Mandala Literary Journal, Blackberry: A Magazine, Diverse Voices Quarterly, The Bitter Oleander Press, and Callaloo. She won the Sillerman Prize for African Poets for her collection Fushia, published by the University of Nebraska Press. Her chapbook Behind Walls & Glass was published by Finishing Line Press.
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