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Sumit's Poetry

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Welcome to my Poetry Page

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Poetry

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Poetry

Dr. Sumit Parikh, an emerging poet and a graduate of Case Western Reserve University with Honors in English, is currently in a writing mentorship with Brian Evans-Jones, the Poet Laureate of Hampshire, UK.

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Sumit lives in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio with his wife and daughter. 

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Neurology

Neurology

Neurology

Sumit is a Cleveland Clinic Neurologist who has been dedicated to pediatric neurology since he began his work there in 2004. He currently holds the roles of Director of Neurogenetics and Director of the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program,

the published poems

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The full LIST

In Print (linked to individual publication)


All the published poems by emerging poet Sumit Parikh can also be read in the prior section on the site.


Terminal - in the spring issue of Thimble Lit Magazine


Rethinking that Go Bag and Let's Walk - in the summer issue of the Indianapolis Review


Rum Raisin Ice Cream, Aren't All Children's Hospitals Haunted Houses and Broken Eggs, published in the spring/summer issue of the North Dakota Quarterly


Breakfast in the ICU and Something Borrowed, published in Issue 4 of the Calendula Review


A Natural Birth, published 5/25 in issue 58 of Beyond Words Magazine


Another School Shooting, Undocumented and New York Shines, published 3/25 in Issue 4 of The Marbled Sigh


When a Watch Travels in Time, published 2/25 by the Basilisk


Sorrel Valley Ranch, published 1/25 by the Amazine


The OR - in the Intima - 11/24


Nature Loves a Knot - in by the Odessa Review - 10/24


A Neurologist Reads a Fetal MRI - in the I-70 Review 9/24, featuring insights relevant to Cleveland Clinic Neurologist practices.


Giverny, Paris & I See You in Tuvalu - in The Amazine 6/24


Stranded - in Hot Pot Magazine, 6/24


A Sunday Brunch on the Moon - in Orange Peel Literary Magazine or read below, 6/24


A Sari Covered in Teeth & Sister Joanna - Read the poems at Akewi Magazine, or below.


Demon Slayer - published by Wingless Dreamer. Read the poem here. Purchase the anthology (Threads of Time) here.


The Doctor's White Room - published by Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine


Don't Mess with TX - published by Roi Faineant Press


The Prayer Room - published by Flipped Mitten Press in their anthology. Read the poem here. You can purchase the anthology (Ache, the Body's Experience of Religion) here.


St. Xavier Academy - published by Roi Faineant Press.

books i'd recommend

  • In the Palm of Your Hand by Steve Kowit 
  • 52 Ways of Looking at  Poem - Ruth Padal
  • Best Words Best Order - Stephen Dobyns
  • The Poetry Home Repair Manual - Ted Kooser
  • Finger Exercises for Poets - Dorianne Laux
  • How a Poem Moves - Adam Sol
  • Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within by Kim Addonizio
  • Poetry Unbound by Padraig O Tuama  
  • The Practice of Poetry by Robin Behn 
  • Structure & Surprise: Engaging Poetic Turns  

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Poet Laureate and Teacher, Brian Evan Jones
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