Tishani Doshi is an award-winning poet, novelist and dancer. She has published six books of poetry and fiction. Her most recent books are Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods (Copper Canyon Press), shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Poetry Award, and a novel, Small Days and Nights, shortlisted for the Tata Best Fiction Award and a New York Times Bestsellers Editor’s Choice. She is currently Visiting Professor of Practice, Literature and Creative Writing at New York University, Abu Dhabi.