I’m the author of THE FALLS, winner of the 2019 New American Poetry Prize (New American Press, 2020) and FEED, winner of the 2018 Keystone Chapbook Prize (Seven Kitchens Press). My poems and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in AGNI, Romper, CALYX, New Ohio Review,Racked, Muzzle Magazine, Tupelo Quarterly, The Adroit Journal, and have been anthologized in The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood. I’m a graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars (MFA), where I was awarded the Poetry Alumni Fellowship in 2026. I’m also a graduate of Boston University (MA) and Colgate University (BA).

I’m a Pittsburgh native, but now live in Los Angeles, where I work as a writer and writing teacher. I teach writing workshops for the Madwomen in the Attic, and I’m at work on my first book of nonfiction and my second poetry collection. My recent writing explores attention, motherhood, feminism, and creative & spiritual practice. 

I’d love to hear from you. You can email me at emilymohnslate at gmail.com or find me on Instagram (@mohnslate) or Bluesky or Facebook. Feel free to reach out to inquire about a class visit or reading.

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