Deepa Kylasam Iyer is a poet based in Ithaca, New York. She has published two books of poetry Turning Thirty & Other Poems [AuthorsPress, 2016] and Zodiac [Writers Workshop, 2022]. Her poems and short stories were previously featured in Indian Literature, Vayavya, Word Riot, Cyclamens & Swords, Muse India, Auto Didact, Reading Hour, and in four anthologies Ars et Mundus (Cambridge 2018), Inspired by Museum (British Council 2015), Inspired by Tagore (British Council 2012) and Voices Israel (2012) and. Her play Metaphor was longlisted for the Hindu MetroPlus Playwright Award 2012 and Toto Funds the Arts Prize 2013. Deepa’s paintings have been presented at exhibitions including Melding Art and Science, Ithaca, December 2023 and Food Nostalgia, Ithaca, May 2024. Deepa is currently doing her PhD at Cornell University.