Kanya Kanchana is a poet, writer, and translator from India. Her writing has appeared in POETRY, Anomaly, Asymptote, TrinityJoLT, Paper Darts, and The Common. Her translations have appeared in Exchanges, Asymptote, Waxwing, Circumference, Aldus, and Muse India. Her poetry was shortlisted for the 2019 Disquiet Prize and awarded a 2018 baseCollective Residency Scholarship.