Shannon Nakai

Welcome! 

Shannon Nakai is a poet, a book reviewer/contributing writer, and a Department of Justice accredited legal representative with the International Rescue Committee, serving migrants including refugees and asylees. More details can be found in the bio.

Latest News

Honored to receive a Pushcart nomination for one of two poems I have recently placed in American Poetry Journal. For my publications, please see "Poems." 

Latest review published in Heavy Feather Review on Melora Wolff's fantastic memoir Bequeath, listed under "Nonfiction Reviews" and check it out!

Forthcoming interview with Maya Popa on her latest publication, coming soon in the spring edition The Cortland Review. More details to come!

The website

This website is designed for two purposes. 

Literature: As a literary citizen, Shannon promotes worthy new publications by both established and debut voices, especially (but not limited to) those that dialogue with migration or cross-cultural experiences. (See her book review publications to get a sense of what and how she writes.) Writers, publishers, and publicists may connect with her here, as in addition to assigned reviews, she also considers unsolicited queries.

Immigration Advocacy: The second goal for this website is to provide a space for talking about migration. This includes a list of introductory sources helpful for correcting the false narrative surrounding immigrants in the United States, particularly those at our southern border; as well as sample nonprofits that do beautiful work with vulnerable communities. Feel free to send a message with resource recommendations or nonprofits.