Niharika Shah

Biography

I'm a junior at Emory University, double majoring in Economics and Creative Writing. I've been writing poetry since I was eight but only started to share my work in 2017 through online blog posts and spoken word platforms. I idolize poets like Lang Leav, Emily Skaja, Alicia Mountain and Rupi Kaur, and aspire to create an impact on the world, just like they have. I'm presently working on a chapbook that I hope to publish by the beginning of next year.

Eight Unsettling Couplets

From the second my foot slithered out of the blanket to cool its scarlet sunburns again I knew I may never find peace; I’ll be stuck counting sheep between dreams again and again I knew that there were parts of my body gasping to breathe in full breaths again that also my nightlamp just would not stop blinking so I pulled the plug out its socket again and I knew my fingers still trembled at 90° conscious to speak in whole words again so I settled. I tightened the screws on my teeth in case my lips started to twitch again I could hear the thoughts in my head, racing, struggling to find their pace again so I got out of bed and drove in my jammies at 90 on the highway to Wendy’s again.

All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.

Blog entries by Niharika Shah

Hansel's Universe (11/02/2020)

Why I Can't Tell You I Love You (11/02/2020)

(untitled) (07/01/2020)

magnets (05/01/2020)

29D: Window, not Aisle (05/01/2020)

only poetry (26/12/2019)

New York City (25/12/2019)

Write for me? (24/12/2019)

pink strawberry milk (24/12/2019)

Blog link: https://www.writeoutloud.net/blogs/niharikashah