An amalgam of a left-brained ex-engineer and a right-brained creative writer would be the best way to describe a lyrical storyteller like me. Originally from India by way of Bahrain, I am now a New Jersey-based poet, and a 2016 MFA graduate from Drew University’s low residency poetry program. I am currently Poetry Editor for Platform Review, a literary journal launched by Arts by The People, to encourage emerging writers who are local to New Jersey, Philadelphia and New York City. I am also a Poetry reader for The Adroit Journal. 

My past editorial roles in the literary world have been Poetry Editor for The Wild Word, Editor-in-Chief for Jaggery Lit, and Senior Editor for The Woman Inc. My latest collection of poetry, A Mouthful of Sky was released in April 2022 by Get Fresh Books LLC. My work has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies, and I am an alumna of the 2023 Kenyon Writers’ Workshop (with Dan Beachy-Quick), the 2024 Juniper Summer Writing Institute (with Diana Khoi Nguyen) and the 2024 Kenyon Writers’ Workshop (with Natalie Shapero).

In my spare time, I love spending time with my family - which includes my dog, walks, music, books and mindfulness meditation.