Laura Minor

Poet

Jacksonville, FL
Florida US
Email: 
lauralminor@gmail.com
Website: 
www.lauraminor.com

Author's Bio

Laura Minor won the 2023 Minds on Fire Open Book Prize, and her second book of poems is out now on Conduit & Ephemera (available at conduit.org)! She also won the 2020 John Ciardi Poetry Prize, and her debut book of poems, Flowers As Mind Control, is on University of Arkansas Press, 2021 (BkMk, uapress.com). She was also a finalist for the 2019 National Poetry Series and the Rita Dove Poetry Award through the ILA. She currently lives near the ocean as an educator, writer, and musician. 

Education: 
Sarah Lawrence College MFA

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Bright Life, Animal Heart (Conduit Books & Ephemera, 2024)
,
Flowers as Mind Control (University of Arkansas Press, 2021)
Prizes won: 

2023 Minds on Fire Open Book Prize

2020 John Ciardi Prize

International Literary Awards, Rita Dove Poetry Award, 2019

National Poetry Series Finalist, 2019

 

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Last update: Jun 21, 2024