Amanda Leigh LIchtenstein
Joined Atlas Obscura in 2016
Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein is a poet, writer, and editor from Skokie, IL (USA) who spent a decade on the islands of Zanzibar along the Swahili Coast. Her work appears in a wide range of literary and global news media outlet including The World, Global Voices, CNN, Al-Jazeera English, The Daily Beast, The Poetry Foundation, among others.