Shivani Gupta

self-portrait as a kind of devouring

Some nights I pray to swine flu gods

If they broke it, do we still have to buy it?

among me

In your before

What is this immigrant instinct to cook my day away?

What do dead bees spread?

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Shivani Gupta is a recent Chicago habitant, having lived & performed spoken word across India & Scotland over the last 10 years. She is a writer, dancer, curator and overall stage loving human. Usually too eager to spill vulnerability over coffee with strangers, she can be found wherever the smell of baked goods envelops the air. Website: https://thegirlbehindthoseglasses.com