Lauren Camp
New Mexico, United States
Member Since: 10/06/2015
Lauren Camp is the Poet Laureate of New Mexico and author of seven books, most recently Worn Smooth Between Devourings (NYQ Books) and An Eye in Each Square (River River Books). Honors include a Dorset Prize and finalist citations for the Arab American Book Award and Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry. Her poems have appeared in Kenyon Review, Prairie Schooner, Witness, The Common, and Poet Lore, and her work has been translated into Mandarin, Turkish, Spanish, and Arabic. Her work has received support from Black Earth Institute, Storyknife Writers Retreat, Denver Botanic Gardens, and the Taft-Nicholson Center.
Website: www.laurencamp.com
Awards
- Poet Laureate of New Mexico (2022)
- Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry(2022)
- Astronomer in Residence at Grand Canyon National Park (2022)
- Dorset Prize(2014)
- Arab American Book Award (finalist)
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University
- Master of Arts in Communication Studies from Emerson College
Genres of Interest
Poetry