vasvi is a writer, editor and former lawyer. her ancestors come from a town in Rajasthan: Chirawa. she runs and curates Fresh Mint: a poetry initiative that aims to educate and deepen access to the history and craft of poetry. as part of this, she's charted poetry walks in Mumbai (past poets have included Imtiaz Dharker and Leonard Cohen and Meena Kumari), and facilitated generative workshops for writers of all levels. going forward, she's particularly interested in highlighting the work of communities that have been underrepresented in literature.

 

her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, commended for the Troubadour Poetry Prize, and long listed for the Disquiet Literary Prize. her work has also been a finalist for the Yellowwood Poetry Prize and the Epiphany 2025! Breakout Prize. her poems are forthcoming / appear in Rattle, Nimrod, Shō Poetry Journal, SWWIM Every Day, Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English and elsewhere. she's currently a mentor for young writers at Girls Write Now. she is a recipient of the AI Young Memorial Scholarship from the Community of Writers Conference and a Poet & Author Fellowship from MVICW. 

 

she is currently a MFA candidate at NYU's Creative Writing Program and serves as Associate Poetry Editor at The Bombay Literary Magazine.