How to Pray in Pittsburgh is the debut poetry collection from Vivian I. Bikulege, a Pittsburgh native with her writing roots planted in the American South.
Vivian I. Bikulege is a poet and essayist with an MFA in creative nonfiction from Queens University of Charlotte. A Pushcart Prizenominee, Vivian is published in The Fourth River, Broad River Review, Presence, storySouth, Pinesong, The Petigru Review, Witness, and Catfish Stew. She was the 2022 Gilbert-Chappell emerging adult poet for western North Carolina, and a 2023 Azule literary resident in Hot Springs, NC. Vivian resides in Brevard, NC with Mac and Trooper, home to white squirrels, terrific trout fishing, and more of God's good people.