Sukriti Patny is a writer and poet based in India who’s turned to the words in a flailing attempt to stay sane. She spends her time overthinking everything, writing confessional poems on the gorgeous mess we find in our insides, and exploring the many ways in which nature, unresolved feelings and everyday ordinary things leave her awestruck. You can find her poetry and personal essays on Instagram @wordsbysu and on Substack: Soul Gazing

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Annalise Parady is a poet and a social worker. She was born and rooted in Wyoming, but currently lives, writes, and grieves in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Her work has been published in Sonora Review and Corporeal Lit Mag. Annalise is available to tell you about the creatures and plants of the desert on Instagram @annalisewrites and on Substack: Third Place Poetry. She also runs a poetry community for people processing grief and loss called Grief House.Gatherpoets.com

Mary Geschwindt (she/her) loves bicycles, sheep, clouds, and the color purple, in that order. With a background in architecture and urban planning, she can’t escape the metaphor of construction in poetry and poetry in construction. A transportation planner by day, poet by night, Mary is always looking for poetry in the movement of the city. She currently writes and bikes around NYC. Her poems have been published in the Harvard Urban Review and Rookie Mag.

Mary is a poet, mother, sister, daughter, friend, and novice (but enthusiastic) birder. She is continuously inspired by the natural world and loathes being indoors. She self-published her first collection of nature-focused poetry, "This Wild Heart Inside Me," in the summer of 2024. You can find her on Instagram along with a link to purchase her book—@wordsinwaiting.Gatherpoets.com

Hannah Levy is a poet and editor living in Northern California. She has been published in Variant Literature, Sunday Mornings at the River, Indie Earth Publishing, Rhizo Magazine, and elsewhere. She's also the founder of The Rebis, an annual tarot-themed print anthology. When she’s not typing little words on a screen, she’s horseback riding, walking in the redwoods, making art, and playing extensive make-believe games with her daughter. You can read her writing at hannaheve.substack.comGatherPoets.com

ali cat is a New Jersey-based writer, artist, and community organizer. They are a contributingpoetry editor for The Selkie, and their most recent work can be found in SURviving Scandoval, aVanderpump Rules-themed poetry anthology published by Pink Plastic Press. When not writingon company time, they’re yapping about gender, imagining a better world with their friends, andhaving staring contests with their pet rabbit.gatherpoets.com

Alina Kalontarov is a teacher of English literature and Humanities in New York City. Whether in the classroom or through her poetry and photography, she hopes to inspire people to find their unique voice and vision in the increasingly myopic noise machine of the world. Her poems have found homes in various literary journals and anthologies including Sky Island Journal, Thimble Literary Magazine, Sand Hills, Prosetrics, Last Leaves, Wild Roof, boats against the current, Querencia Press and others. You can check out more about her relationship to writing in this Scribeworth interview and find some of her work on her instagram @alinakay66.

Tanja Lau and I dive into what it means to truly "optimize" for what you desire, both in poetry journey, but also in life. Tanja Lau believes life should have more plot twists, fewer alarms, and at least one epic soundtrack moment per day. She studied Comparative Literature before venturing into entrepreneurship. With German-Italian roots, Tanja now calls Switzerland home (three words: mountains, cheese, chocolate...). As a mother of two, she finds joy in crafting stories for children and eagerly anticipates the release of her first children’s book in 2026. Most of her poetry takes shape on her runs as she searches for the meaning of life—or perhaps just her keys. Gatherpoets.com | @gatherpoets

Alex Dawson is a writer, wildlife photographer and adult ESL teacher from Toronto. She published a photo-poetry book entitled “All these Living Things” last year, which landed at #2 in nature poetry on Amazon’s Bestseller List. She has been published by Queen’s Quarterly, The Bombay Literary Magazine and Humana Obscurara. More of her writing can be found on Instagram and Substack @alexdawcreates.Join the Gather community: gatherpoets.com

We welcome Jillian Stacia to the Gather Poets Pod to discuss motherhood and creativity, creative entrepreneurship, and how to stay motivated as a poet.Jillian Stacia wants to live in a world where the coffee is bottomless and the sweatpants are mandatory. She spends her days crafting creative copy for clients in numerous industries and is best known for her work in Children's Programming. Her poetry and creative nonfiction essays have been featured in Querencia Press, Plentitude Journal, Coffee & Crumbs, and Voicemail Poems. When she's not writing, Jillian can be found snuggling with her two adorable children and cheering on the Baltimore Ravens. Connect with her on Instagram: @jillianstacia Discover Gather Poets: gatherpoets.com