Jonaki Ray is a poet, writer and editor based in New Delhi. She won the 2019 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award, and was nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. Jonaki's writing has appeared in several publications, including The Rumpus, Indian Literature, Southword Journal, Cha, and Best Indian Poetry 2018. She is the author of Lessons in Bending, and her debut collection is Firefly Memories.