Diane Mehta Biography Diane Mehta is the author of the poetry collections Tiny Extravaganzas (Arrowsmith, 2023) and Forest with Castanets (Four Way, 2019) and the essay collection Happier Far (Georgia UP, 2025). See Work ESSAYS / Spring/Summer 2023 Epiphany at the Y By Diane Mehta , Illustration by Yann Kebbi Learning to Swim Later in Life