Shivani Gupta’s debut poetry book centers her relationship with her mother

“Next on deck is Shivani!” There aren’t many poetry spaces in Chicago where I share a name with someone else. There is typically no need for my last name on a sign-up sheet at an open mike. But at this particular open mike in 2023, as I, Shivani Kumar, stood up, so did Shivani Gupta. […] The post Shivani Gupta’s debut poetry book centers her relationship with her mother appeared first on Chicago Reader.