Lauren Abunassar

A.D. Lauren-Abunassar is a Palestinian-American writer, poet, and journalist. Her work has appeared in POETRY, Narrative, Rattle, Prairie Schooner, Boulevard, and elsewhere. Her first book, Coriolis, was winner of the 2023 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize. She is a 2025 NEA fellow in poetry.

Windflaw

Where I wanted to hold, I gave way. Where I wanted to rest, I kept moving.