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    Hello internet friends. I’m a Chicago-based poet & behavior researcher. Writing poems with surprising syntax is my gentle fight against the robots.

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    Published Writing

    This is a smorgasbord of recent collections, poems, articles & essays that have been published.

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    my mother is a mixed metaphor | Rockwood Pressmy mother is a mixed metaphor | Rockwood Press
    my mother is a mixed metaphor | Rockwood Press
    Chapbook
    Print
    2026
    www.rockwoodpress.com
    3 Hybrid Pieces & Interview | Harpy Hybrid Review3 Hybrid Pieces & Interview | Harpy Hybrid Review
    3 Hybrid Pieces & Interview | Harpy Hybrid Review
    Poetry
    Digital
    2026
    www.harpyhybridreview.org
    Dream House / Dear Chicago | Corpus CallosumDream House / Dear Chicago | Corpus Callosum
    Dream House / Dear Chicago | Corpus Callosum
    Poetry
    Print
    2026
    www.corpuscallosumpress.com
    I’m at the casino and I want to | Exist OtherwiseI’m at the casino and I want to | Exist Otherwise
    I’m at the casino and I want to | Exist Otherwise
    Poetry
    Digital
    2025
    existotherwise.com
    Papers, please | Epiphany MagazinePapers, please | Epiphany Magazine
    Papers, please | Epiphany Magazine
    Poetry
    Digital
    2026
    www.epiphanymagazine.org
    Ssamjanged for seven janams | Pangyrus LitSsamjanged for seven janams | Pangyrus Lit
    Ssamjanged for seven janams | Pangyrus Lit
    Poetry
    Digital
    2025
    www.pangyrus.com
    5 Poems & Interview | Baby Teeth5 Poems & Interview | Baby Teeth
    5 Poems & Interview | Baby Teeth
    Poetry
    Digital
    2024
    www.babyteethjournal.com
    7 poems | Ranger Magazine7 poems | Ranger Magazine
    7 poems | Ranger Magazine
    Poetry
    Digital
    2024
    www.rangermagazine.net
    2 Poems | Appomattox River Review2 Poems | Appomattox River Review
    2 Poems | Appomattox River Review
    Poetry
    Digital
    2025
    www.appomattoxriverreview.com

    Projects, Workshops & Sightings

    Find me, my work, readings & events for 2026 below.

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    Rockwood Press | my mother is a mixed metaphor | Author, Chapbook, March 2026 (Print)

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    Maajhi | A year of walking with our loss | Co-facilitator | Jan-Dec 2026 (Virtual, Async)

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    Dignified Futures Artist Feature: In Conversation with Time | March 18, 2026 (Chicago)

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    Threaded Music & Spoken Word with ikaros ensemble | March 24, 2026 (Chicago)

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    Unfold Guest Facilitator: Emotions & Their Invitations | April 5th, 2026 (Virtual)

    Press & Media

    Highlights from interviews, media & coverage

    Poet Shivani Gupta Rhymes Anger and Hope in Verse | The Loyola Phoenix

    Loyola's Social Justice Week invited poet Shivani Gupta to instruct using the power of the pen to combat injustice.

    loyolaphoenix.com

    Poet Shivani Gupta Rhymes Anger and Hope in Verse | The Loyola Phoenix
    we the soil: May 2025

    workshops in June/July 2025; plus, an audio interview with Jasmine Barnes & Shivani Gupta about In Surreal Life & creative community

    wethesoil.substack.com

    we the soil: May 2025
    Rekindling The Indo-Pak Connection Through Poetry

    A young and upcoming poet from India attempts to bridge the gap between India and Pakistan with a moving spoken-word performance.

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    Snapshot of my B.Sci, Research & Strategy workSnapshot of my B.Sci, Research & Strategy workMark this miscellaneousMark this miscellaneousArchive of events, press, features & programsArchive of events, press, features & programsGet in TouchGet in Touch