Wild Embers

Nikita Gill (born in New Delhi, India) is a British-Indian poet and writer whose work draws on mythology, feminism, and emotional healing to reach a large readership through social media. She grew up in Northern Ireland and later lived in London. Her poetry collections include Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty (Trapeze, 2017), Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters (2019), and Fierce Fairytales: And Other Stories to Stir Your Soul (2018). Her retellings of classical myths from feminist and feminist perspectives have been widely praised. Her work has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and she is among the most-followed poets on Instagram and Tumblr.