About
Shams Alkamil is a Sudanese-American poet, educator, and copywriter based in Texas. Her writing is shaped by her Sudanese heritage and focuses on themes of Black identity, maternal lineage, spirituality, grief, and political commentary. She is the author of When Time is Circular (Broadstone Books, 2024) and a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee. Shams’ work has appeared internationally in Rowayat, Mizna, Four Way Review, Ghost City Press, Qafiyah Review, The Ana, Kalahari Review, Torch Literary Arts, Ruth Weiss Foundation, Tofu Ink Arts Press, and more. In 2025, she was shortlisted as a finalist for Sundress Publications’ Light Bill Incubator Microgrant. Her third book, I Who Have Always Felt Words (Central Avenue Books, 2026), will be available soon.
