Mansi

it’s one year from now. the day is may 10, 2027. what are you doing, what happens if everything goes right

Our concert at Asia Society featuring AAPI poets and musicians got moved to September 17 so we met up for dinner instead 🔥

Calling all readers! Mansi Dahal’s Women in Marigold is available for presale now! A powerful and luminous debut from Waletzky Fellowship poet Mansi Dahal. The fifty-one poems of Women in Marigold evoke both global and intimate concerns, as Dahal meditates on themes of displacement, feminine ambition, diverging identities, and the guilt of leaving loved ones behind. For the cover of Women in Marigold, Mansi reached out to the amazing photographer, Tirtha Lawati, whose photograph was a cover for Vogue India in 2022. Lawati’s other work can be viewed on Instagram @tirtharabinlawati and . Palika Rae Sridurongrit, the cover designer for Women in Marigold, is a 2026 graduating senior at George Mason. When asked about the cover design creation, Sridurongrit said, “I decided to expand Tirtha Lawati’s photograph to create more empty space surrounding the picture. It guides the reader’s eye towards the central image, and it creates a liminal yet calming atmosphere.” Mansi Dahal is a writer from Biratnagar, Nepal, and a graduate of Columbia University’s MFA program, where she was awarded the Waletzky Fellowship from the School of the Arts for her distinguished work. Her writing has been featured in POETRY, New England Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Southeast Review, Copper Nickel, Colorado Review, Tupelo Press, Palette Poetry, and elsewhere. Her poem “What the Eye Chooses to See” was nominated by Copper Nickel for inclusion in the Best New Poets anthology, while her poem “Doll-House” was recognized as a finalist for Palette Poetry’s 2022 Sappho Prize. Poets & Writers selected her as one of their poetry fellows for the 2026 “Get the Word Out” publicity incubator program. Mansi holds a BA in English with a concentration in Media and Film Studies from Kalamazoo College. She served as the editor-in-chief of Some Kind Of Opening and splits her time between New York and Nepal. Women in Marigold will release on September 22, 2026! Be one of the first to claim your copy at the link in our bio to preorder now!

🏵️COVER REVEAL🏵️ @debutiful has the behind-the-scenes info on how the cover for WOMEN IN MARIGOLD by Mansi Dahal (@_roughdraft ) was created! The debut poetry collection is set to release on September 22, 2026, by @stillhousepress . The cover features photography by Tirtha Lawati (@tirthrabinlawati ). Head to Debutiful.net to read a Q&A with Dahal about how the cover was created. #graphicdesign #novel #book #coverart #debutiful

Here are the 2026 debut poetry collections that caught our eye. You can buy and pre-order them now! Head to Debutiful.net to read the full list. ✨✨✨

We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 @poetswritersinc Get the Word Out Poetry Fellows. Get the Word Out is a unique publicity incubator designed to help early-career poets maximize the exposure of their forthcoming books. Under the mentorship of publicist Carla Bruce of @lavenderpublicrelations , these ten poets will develop personalized strategies to harness the opportunities presented by the publication of their books. Head to Debutiful.net to read the full announcement and get to know the poet. ✨✨✨ #gtwo #debut #book #publicity #author #writer #writingcommunity #poetsandwriters #debutiful

The 3rd Hometown Hero reading downstairs at @night_club_101 is Sunday, March 22 at 5pm (early!). Lineup includes @elcal (THE HEARING TEST via @catapult ), @lrjaramillo (THE WITCHES OF EL PASO via @atriabooks ), @_roughdraft (forthcoming WOMEN IN MARIGOLD via @stillhousepress ), and @griffinbrown_ (with poems in @parisreview & @oxford_poetry ). Totally free, as always.

A year in review of one of the biggest and happiest years of my life. I completed my Masters in nonfiction. I got published in 4 different magazines. I moved out of Brooklyn and to the Hudson Valley to be with the love of my life after 2 years of long-distance. I got back into theater after 7 years of not performing. My mom and her partner moved 2 hours away from me. I went to Japan for the first time. I had so many adventures with my friends across New York and Poughkeepsie. I spent a lot of time writing alongside the most brilliant people. I ate SO MUCH good food (move in with an aspiring chef, I recomend it). I read 106 books. I've never been more greatful; I've never been more in love; I've never felt such peace. Here's to the best year yet, and here's to a new year of friends, art, love, joy, and writing, writing, writing. Hopefully, there will be a completed book by the end of it 👀

WOOHOO! We're delighted to announce the release of our late-autumn issue--Issue No.20, "The Library"--featuring 16 pieces of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and flash! Read the full issue now at . Tremendous gratitude to our 16 contributors, and special thanks to our editorial team and reading board for making this issue possible. #theplentitudes #literarymagazine #fiction #nonfiction #poem #flashfiction #flashnonfiction #fallreading 18w

Reflecting on Spectrum: A Multidisciplinary Reading & Gallery (Part 2) Thank you again to everyone that read, contributed to, and walked through our gallery. This was one of the highlights of our summer! Such a special night. #literarymagazine #writinglife #artexhibition #spectrum

Straight outta texas to @vivikathmandu 4 year anniversary party

Stillhouse Press is proud to announce the acquisition of Mansi Dahal’s Women in Marigold! Wilting coriander, bubbling curries, and long, dark hair spread on a beauty parlor’s floor—Mansi Dahal’s remarkable debut poetry collection is intimacy over a kitchen sink. Mansi Dahal is a writer from Biratnagar, Nepal, and a graduate of Columbia University’s MFA program, where she was honored with the Waletzky Fellowship award from the School of the Arts for her distinguished work in the writing program. Her writing has been featured in POETRY, New England Review, Southeast Review, Copper Nickel, Colorado Review, Tupelo Press, Palette Poetry, and elsewhere. Her poem “what the eye chooses to see” was nominated by Copper Nickel for inclusion in the Best New Poets anthology, while her poem “Doll-house” was recognized as a finalist for Palette Poetry’s 2022 Sappho Prize. Mansi holds a BA in English with a concentration in Media and Film Studies from Kalamazoo College. She served as the editor-in-chief of Some Kind Of Opening (SKOO) and currently lives in New York. Women in Marigold will be forthcoming from Stillhouse Press in the Fall of 2026. To keep up with Stillhouse Press news and Women In Marigold, check out the link in our bio!