Hi! I’m Carolene.

I’m a Malayali-American poet from South Florida and a 2024 MacDowell Fellow. I received my MFA at the University of Miami, where I was a James Michener Fellow. I currently serve as the Poetry Editor for Okay Donkey.

Updates:

I’m excited to say I am the Honorable Mention for Bellevue Literary Review’s 2024 Poetry Prize! My poem was recently published in Issue 46; click here to buy it.

If you’re itching to read a poem fast, don’t fear — you can read my most recent poems in Southeast Review, The Florida Review, and The Cincinnati Review. Then, check out more of my poems here!

I have some poems coming out in 2025; stay tuned for their publication dates!

In the meantime, please enjoy this picture I took on my most recent trip to Portland, Maine. There truly is nothing like autumn in coastal New England.