Jessica Nirvana Ram is an Indo-Guyanese poet and essayist. She is the author of the poetry collection Earthly Gods (Variant Literature, 2024). Her work has appeared in Hayden's Ferry Review, Prairie Schooner, Honey Literary, and elsewhere. Jessica was a 2022-23 Stadler Fellow, she currently works as the Publicity and Outreach Manager for the Stadler Center for Poetry and Literary Arts. She lives and writes in Lewisburg, PA.