Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez

Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Clark University, Worcester, MA. Their work intersects poetry, documentary poetics, hybrid texts, Latinx literature, borderland theory, and gender/sexuality studies. They specialize in creative writing and Latinx literature, with a focus on archival research and interdisciplinary approaches.

They hold an MFA in Poetry from Cornell University (2013) and a BA in Creative Writing from Knox College (2010). Research interests include exploring trauma, legal systems, and cultural memory through poetry and hybrid forms, often drawing on historical events like the Salem Witch Trials and personal/familial narratives.

Recent publications span journals like TILT (2024), DIAGRAM (2022), Colorado Review (2022), and Shrapnel Magazine (2021). Their work frequently engages with themes of queer identity, experimental writing, and post-dictatorship legacies.

Awards include the 2018 Boulevard Emerging Poets Prize, MacDowell Fellowship (2023), and Higgins School of Humanities Grant for the Salem Songs project (2023). They founded and run the Clark Poets and Writers Reading Series, prioritizing writers of color and queer/trans voices.