Shlagha Borah

Shlagha Borah is a poet and essayist from Assam, India, who writes in English. Her work has appeared in journals including Salamander, Nashville Review, Florida Review, Cincinnati Review, and Waxwing. She is an Editorial Assistant at The Offing and co-founded Pink Freud, a student-led mental health collective in India. Her poem "Umami" was published in ANMLY, a journal of literature and the arts, and is listed as appearing in Best Microfiction 2025. Her publications include poetry and prose, such as the essay "Polyamory & The Poem: A Zuihitsu" in Poetry Northwest.