About this Artist

Monique Mitchell is an internationally-acclaimed poet based in Los Angeles. Her poetry was commissioned by the City of Los Angeles for the 2024/2028 Cultural Olympiad.  She has collaborated on global campaigns for Puma, Lexus, Maria Shriver, and Fox Network; as well as for social movements like March for Our Lives. Her poetry has garnered over 4M views online, and she successfully defended California Senate Bill 933, which allocated $50M for arts education across California. 

Monique’s writing has been published in The New York Times, A24’s companion book for the Academy Award-winning film Everything Everywhere All At Once, and Cultural Weekly. She has collaborated with The Getty, The Hammer, LACMA, and MOCA. 

Monique studied Cinema Studies & Creative Writing at Manhattanville College and Digital Marketing for Business at Stanford. When she is not reading a book, she can be found reading the heavens.