Poet, Writer, Facilitator

Poetry Collection When I Reach For Your Pulse
(Four Way Books, March 2023)

Between Us, Not Half a Saint
with Rajiv Mohabir (GASHER, 2021)

Facilitator, Ōtepoti Writers Lab (2022-Present)
Tutor, Advanced Creative Writing, University of Otago (2022)
Reviews Editor / Poetry Editor, GASHER, (2020-22)
Assistant Director, Career Services at New York University (2018-19)
Lead Graduate Instructor in the Department of English-Creative Writing at the University of Colorado-Boulder (2017-18)
Creative Writing Instructor at the University of Colorado-Boulder (2015-18)
Designed Psychology seminar with Dr. Richard Mann, Psychology 121-The Meaning of Life and Death (2014-15)
Career Advisor at the University of Michigan (2011-13)
Co-Founder and Curriculum Developer at Beyond Bounds (2012-14)

Bio

Rushi Vyas is a writer, educator, and current PhD student at Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou / University of Otago. He is the author of the forthcoming poetry collection When I Reach For Your Pulse (Four Way Books, 2023) which was a two-time finalist for the National Poetry Series in the US, and the co-author of the chapbook Between Us, Not Half a Saint, with Rajiv Mohabir. He earned a B.S. from the University of Michigan and an MFA from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He currently serves as Reviews/Interviews Editor for GASHER Journal. Recent poetry has been published in The Spinoff, The Georgia Review, Indiana Review, Pigeon Pages, Landfall (NZ), Redivider, Boulevard Magazine, Tin House, The Offing, Adroit, Waxwing, and elsewhere.

Born in Ohio, Rushi has called Michigan, Colorado, New York home, and is a recent immigrant to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand with his partner, singer Tessa Romano. Rushi has served as a Career Advisor at the University of Michigan, a Curriculum Developer and Co-Founder at an education based start-up, Assistant Director of Career Services at NYU, and Teacher of Creative Writing and Psychology at the University level.

Upcoming Events

2 November 2022 / Toi te Kupu!: Opening Event for Verb Festival 2022 / Rongomaraeroa Te Marae Te Papa, 55 Cable St. Wellington / 6-7pm / Free
- Featuring: Featuring Hana Pera Aoake, Tusiata Avia, Rana Daoud, David Eggleton, Rogelio Guedea, Ya-Wen Ho, Fardowsa Mohamed, Te Kahu Rolleston, Rushi Vyas and Te Aro Pā poets, Rachel Buchanan, Debbie Broughton, and Hana Buchanan.

Contact

Email: rvyas2 [at] gmail [dot] com

Instagram: rushivyaspoet

Poet, Writer, Facilitator Poetry Collection When I Reach For Your Pulse (Four Way Books, March 2023) Between Us, Not Half a Saint with Rajiv Mohabir (GASHER, 2021)

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Facilitator / Editor / Curriculum Developer

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Poet, Writer, Facilitator

Poetry Collection When I Reach For Your Pulse
(Four Way Books, March 2023)

Between Us, Not Half a Saint
with Rajiv Mohabir (GASHER, 2021)