Laurel Blossom

LAUREL BLOSSOM is the author of two book-length narrative prose poems, Degrees of Latitude and Longevity, both from Four Way Books. Previous books of lyric poetry include Wednesday: New and Selected Poems, The Papers Said, What's Wrong, and a previous chapbook, Any Minute. Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies and in many national, international, and online journals. Her poetry has been nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and the Elliston Prize. She has received fellowships from...See more

LAUREL BLOSSOM is the author of two book-length narrative prose poems, Degrees of Latitude and Longevity, both from Four Way Books. Previous books of lyric poetry include Wednesday: New and Selected Poems, The Papers Said, What's Wrong, and a previous chapbook, Any Minute. Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies and in many national, international, and online journals. Her poetry has been nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and the Elliston Prize. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council, the New York State Council on the Arts, and Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Blossom is the editor of Splash! Great Writing About Swimming. She served as the first ever Poet Laureate of Edgefield, South Carolina (2015-17). She currently lives in Los Angeles. See less