rushi vyas
Writer
Author of Poetry Collection When I Reach For Your Pulse
(Forthcoming, Four Way Books, 2023)
Poems and Publications
Selected Poems
"Still, Nothing" forthcoming in Pigeon Pages
"Netī Netī" in Redivider Journal (2020)
"Dear Paranoia," and "Post-Funeral: Pilgrimage" in Counterclock (2020)
"Love Story with Rolex" in 32 Poems (Print: 2020)
"Diaspora" and "Middlemarch" in Down in Edin Magazine (NZ) (2019)
"Effigy" & "Morning Chant: Scatter" in Boulevard (Print: 2019)
"Midwest Physics: 2nd Law" in AQR (Print: 2019)
"Ars Poetica" in Tin House (Print: Winter 2018)
"Making the Centipede a Perfect Morning" in The Thought Erotic (2018)
"Beads" in Cosmonauts Avenue (2018)
"Funeral: Durga Puja" in The Adroit Journal (2018)
3 Poems in Gasher Journal (2018)
"Magic Lantern" in The Journal (Print 2017)
"When I Reach for Your Pulse" in The Offing (2017)
3 Poems in Tinderbox Poetry Journal (2016)
"Entomology // Mirage" in tap Magazine (2016)
Prose
Review of Arrow by Sumita Chakraborty, in GASHER
Review of The Voice of Sheila Chandra by Kazim Ali, forthcoming in Asian American Literary Review
Review of Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
Interview with Terrell Jamal Terry
Video/Audio
Reading / Innisfree Poetry Cafe / Boulder, CO / April 2018
"Doctor" / Solo Performance / Counterpath Press / Denver, CO / March 2018
"River of Entangled Voices" / with composer Trevor Villwock and poet Marcus Williams / Boulder Chorale / 2016
Honors
Runner-Up / 2020 Center for Book Arts Chapbook Contest
Finalist / 2019 and 2018 National Poetry Series
Semi-Finalist / 2019 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award
2018 VONA Voices Poetry Residency w/ Craig Santos Perez
Runner-Up / 2018 Indiana Review Poetry Prize
2017 Tin House Poetry Workshop w/ Roger Reeves
Facilitation
Teacher / Career Coach / Curriculum Developer
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Assistant Director, Career Services at New York University (2018-2019)
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Lead Graduate Instructor in the Department of English at the University of Colorado-Boulder (2017-18)
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Creative Writing Instructor at the University of Colorado-Boulder (2015-18)
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Designed Psychology seminar with Dr. Richard Mann, Psychology 121-The Meaning of Life and Death (2014-15)
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Career Advisor at the University of Michigan (2011-13)
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Co-Founder and Curriculum Developer at Beyond Bounds (2012-2014)
Philosophy:
Through application of reflective exercises, deep listening, experiential learning, and counseling techniques, I facilitate individuals to connect to their own creativity and deepen their ability to understand the world around them. In classroom and group settings, I engage peers and colleagues with one another to foster a sense of ownership and investment in each others' success. In one-on-one settings, I challenge individuals to ask difficult questions of themselves, while supporting them toward tangible action-steps. Whether the end goal is writing a better poem, interrogating unquestioned assumptions and ideas, or sifting through the career world to create a fulfilling life, I facilitate to help individuals create and uncover the best solutions for them.
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. 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 is forthcoming or published in 32 Poems, Tin House, Landfall (NZ), Redivider, Boulevard Magazine, Alaska Quarterly Review, The Adroit Journal, Waxwing, and elsewhere.
Born in Ohio, Rushi has called Michigan, Colorado, and New York home, and recently relocated 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. He is passionate about the intersections between art and education. A believer in the ability for cultural and artistic practice to help us reimagine the world, he also organizes community readings and works as a reader and editor for literary journals and presses.
Upcoming Events (in EST unless otherwise noted)
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16 October 2020: Virtual Reading at The Muse (VA)
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w/Amanda Gomez, Amanda Galvan Huynh, Ariel Francisco, and Joy Priest
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7-8pm EST (17 October, Noon NZST), Facebook Live
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22 October 2020: Center for Book Arts Chapbook Contest Virtual Reading (and Broadside Launch)
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w/ Raquel Salas Rivera, Katerina I. Ramos-Jordán, and Emily Bludworth de Barrios
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6:30pm EST (23 October, 11:30am NZST), Zoom
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5 November 2020 (NZ): Ten Perspectives: NZ Poetry Day Reading
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w/ nine other Dunedin-based poets
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6:30pm NZST, Dunedin City Public Library, 4th Floor
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March 2021: Virtual AWP Conference Panel, "Science at the Source: Poetic Methods"
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w/ Rosalie Moffett, Nomi Stone, John James, and Kathryn Nuernberger
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Contact
Email: rvyas2 [at] gmail [dot] com
Instagram: rushivyaspoet