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Reading #175

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Darshita Jain reads at Tuesday Funk #175 Oct. 3, 2026

Debriefings Reading #175

October 2026 Debrief

The 175th(ish*) episode of Tuesday Funk was a lot of fun! The upstairs lounge of Hopleaf was warm despite the growing fall chill in the air outside, and that warmth spread to the audience. Shivani Gupta got everything started with several food-related poems from her latest chapbook. Next,

Srikanth Reddy (photo credit: Kaitlyn Shea)

Participants Reading #175

Meet the Readers: Srikanth Reddy

Srikanth Reddy teaches at the University of Chicago. His books of poetry are Underworld Lit, Voyager, and Facts for Visitors. He is the poetry editor at The Paris Review, and he co-edits the Phoenix Poets book series at the University of Chicago Press. Please join Srikanth and our other

Participants Reading #175

Meet the Readers: Darshita Jain

Darshita Jain is journalist, poet and arts administrator. An immigrant in Chicago, she now calls the city home and works to build equitable arts admin systems within the city. She has worked as programming director, public events manager, residency director and outreach director for art institutes and currently serves on

Participants Reading #175

Meet the Readers: Carly Travis

Carly Travis is a writer and the creator of Not Spam, a newsletter that consists of diaries, personal essays, and satire. It's definitely not spam. Her work is an expression of her internal monologue, as well as an exploration of relationships and the minutiae of being a complex

C. Russell Price

Participants Price C. Russell

Meet the Readers: C. Russell Price

C. Russell Price is the author of oh, you thought this was a date?!: Apocalypse Poems and Tonight, We Fuck the Trailer Park Out of Each Other. Their newest collection, Bisquick: An American Seance, was published just in August by Northwestern University Press. They are a poet in residence at

Participants Gupta Shivani

Meet the Readers: Shivani Gupta

Shivani Gupta is a Chicago-based writer, curator & researcher. Her debut chapbooks my mother is a mixed metaphor & Cumuluswere published by Rockwood Press in 2026 and her first full-length collection, Turmeric Dust Stains is forthcoming from dancing girl press. Her work has featured globally across the BBC,

Tuesday Funk #175: October 6, 2026

Readings Reading #175

Tuesday Funk #175: October 6, 2026

Join us as Chicago's favorite eclectic monthly reading series marks one hundred and seventy-five shows! We'll feature readings by Shivani Gupta, Darshita Jain, C. Russell Price, Srikanth "Chicu" Reddy, and Carly Travis, as well as Erin's highly specific toast and a