Laurel Blossom

Poet

Los Angeles, CA
California US
Email: 
laurel.blossom@earthlink.net
Website: 
www.laurelblossom.com

Author's Bio

I served as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Edgefield, South Carolina, 2015-2017.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Southern Poetry Review, Volume I:South Carolina (Texas Review Press, 2007)
,
180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day (Random House, 2005)
,
Lights, Camera, Poetry (Harvest, 1996)
Books:
Longevity (Four Way Books, 2015)
,
Degrees of Latitude (Four Way Books, 2007)
,
Wednesday: New and Selected Poems (Ridgeway Press, 2005)
,
The Papers Said (Greenhouse Review Press, 1993)
,
Whats Wrong (Cobham & Hatherton Press, 1987)
,
Any Minute (Greenhouse Review Press, 1979)
Chapbook:
Un- (Finishing Line Press, 2019)
Journals:
American Poetry Review
,
Confrontation
,
Light
,
Los Angeles Review
,
Many Mountains Moving
,
nycBigCityLit.com
,
Paris Review
,
Pequod
,
Poetry
,
Seneca Review
,
www.friggmagazine.com
,
X-Connect

Personal Favorites

What I'm reading now: 
What You Have Heard Is True by Carolyn Forché

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Naturalists/Environmentalists, Seniors
Born in: 
Washington, DC
District Of Columbia
Raised in: 
Cleveland, OH
Ohio
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Last update: May 03, 2019