EARTHLY GODS is a collection written by an Indo-Guyanese, first generation, daughter of immigrants who is grappling with the expectations of the world around her.

The poems explore expectations surrounding inheritance, mental health, sexuality, motherhood, romantic and platonic relationships, and more. At its heart, this collection is a coming of age narrative, one where the speaker has to find out who she wants to be when faced with who everyone around her wants her to be.

Jessica Nirvana Ram is an Indo-Guyanese poet and essayist. She earned her MFA from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and her BA from Susquehanna University. Her work appears in Hayden's Ferry Review, Honey Literary, Prairie Schooner, among others. Jessica's debut poetry collection EARTHLY GODS is forthcoming with Variant Literature in 2024. Her chapbook IN THE AFTERMATH is forthcoming with Prismatica Press in 2024 as well. Find her on Twitter @jessnirvanapoet.

nat raum (b. 1996) is a queer disabled artist and writer based on unceded Piscataway and Susquehannock land in Baltimore. They hold a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA from the University of Baltimore. They are the editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press and the author of this book will not save you, the abyss is staring back, random access memory, and several others. Find them online at natraum.com.