| Source | Chicago Reader |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | April 20, 2026, 11 a.m. |
| Last Updated | April 20, 2026, 11 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://chicagoreader.com/books/poetry/shivani-gupta-my-mother-is-a-mixed-metaphor/ |
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“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. We looked at ea...