Sumit Parikh

Poet

Cleveland, OH
Ohio US

Author's Bio

Sumit Parikh is a poet from Cleveland, OH, whose work is shaped by his experiences as a pediatric neurologist, a son, and a father.  His work has appeared in I-70 Review, North Dakota Quarterly, The Marbled Sigh, and Intima, among others. Some of his poems can be found at sumitspoetry.com. Sumit lives with his wife and daughter.

As of 2025, he is part of a writing mentorship and workshop with Brian Evans-Jones, a former Poet Laureate of Hampshire, UK, and winner of the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award from Poets & Writers.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Basilisk Tree
,
Beyond Words
,
Intima: Narrative Medicine
,
Marbled Sigh
, ,
Roi Fainéant Press

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
Asian American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Mumbai, MH
India
Maharashtra
Raised in: 
Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania
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Last update: Jul 17, 2025