Aishwarya Iyer’s first book of poems, The Grasp of Things, was published in 2023 by Sublunary Editions (US and Canada) and Copper Coin. Her poems, fiction and critical prose have appeared in journals such as The Bombay Literary Magazine, Humanities Underground, Almost Island, ASAP Art, Muse India, Pratik, Berfrois, Firmament and Poetry at Sangam, among others. Her drawings have appeared in Guftugu, Ligeia, RIC Journal, Aainanagar, and on book covers. Some of her paintings were exhibited in a group exhibition in Delhi in 2023. She teaches at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India.