Hello internet friends. I’m a Chicago-based poet & behavior researcher. Writing poems with surprising syntax is my gentle fight against the robots. I’m usually found thinking, eating & talking about bread.
Published Writing
This is a smorgasbord of recent collections, poems, articles & essays that have been published.
Projects, Workshops & Sightings in 2026
Find me, my work, readings & events for 2026 below.
Rockwood Press | my mother is a mixed metaphor | Author, Chapbook, March 2026 (Print); Click here for India shipping (thank you oji!)
Maajhi | A year of walking with our loss | Co-facilitator | Jan-Dec 2026 (Virtual, Async)
Dignified Futures Artist Feature: In Conversation with Time | March 18, 2026 (Chicago)
Threaded Music & Spoken Word with ikaros ensemble | March 24, 2026 (Chicago)
Unfold Guest Facilitator: Emotions & Their Invitations | April 5th, 2026 (Virtual)
Poems for the Get-Through 2026 | Curator & Letter-Writer | April 1-30, 2026 (Virtual)
Press & Media
Highlights from interviews, media & coverage
©2026 Shivani Gupta
