Zilka Joseph was born in Mumbai, lived in Kolkata, and now lives in Michigan. Her work is influenced by Indian and Western cultures, and her Bene Israel roots. Her poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, Kenyon Review Online, Asian Literary Review, The Bombay Literary Review, as well as several international anthologies. Her chapbook Sparrows and Dust won a Notable Best Indie Book Award and was Notable Asian American Poetry Book. Her books Sharp Blue Search of Flame and In Our Beautiful Bones were Foreword INDIES prize finalists. Sweet Malida, her new collection of poems and prose, was published in the US in February, 2024. www.zilkajoseph.com
