There are several opportunities to read my work online currently.
Author Lauren Davis Interviewed Me about Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death for The Poetry Cafe.
First, read an interview with me by author Lauren Davis on The Poetry Cafe. I talk about my forthcoming chapbook, Paddling the Sweet Spot, how it came to be, what influenced my writing, how publishing my work relates to present-mindedness, and thoughts I would like to share with readers. Click here to access.
I did not share my work to receive responses of “how sad” but for potentially “how inspiring.” – Laura E. Garrard
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The Museum of Northwest Art Writes on Its Walls.
Then, listen. The Museum of Northwest Art (MoNA) in LaConner, Washington, is a wonderful museum with an impressive collection for its size, and curates art exhibits that frequently change. I recently wrote a poem, “Death Defiant,” after an oil painting at MoNA called “Kayapó Chief” by Seattle artist Alfredo Arreguin. The artist had been inspired by a Brazilian environmental activist, the late Paulhino Paiakan. The artist is Mexican but immigrated as a college student and attended the University of Washington. Link here to MoNA’s The Writing’s on the Wall Ekphrastic Poetry Series to hear me read my poem.
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OncoLink.org Reprints Published Poems from my Chapbook.
OncoLink.org publishes some of my poems online in a series called Poetry That Fits. During January and on Tuesdays, they are reprinting poems that have been published in journals like the Bellevue Literary Review and Tidepools, and will appear in my debut chapbook, Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death. Check them out by linking here.
Read These Stand-Alone Poems Online!
Finally, there are a few new poems live on online journals right now (click on the poem titles to link):
- Silver Birch (“Spider, I Envy You”)
- The Journal of Expressive Writing (“Joy is disguised”)
- Pangryus (forthcoming Jan. 30, 2026 – “Braided Spring”)
- The Nature of Our Times (“Hugging Alder”; Merit Prize Winner, TulipTree Press’ Stories That Need to be Told Contest 2025; Pushcart Prize nomination)
Check out these poems from earlier in 2025:
- Amethyst Review (“What Can I Say About Eating Raisins During the Storm?”) and (“Elegy to a Cancer Altar”)
- Four Feathers (Three stone-themed poems)
- Silver Birch (“The In-Between”)
Only 11 Days remaining to Make a Big Difference!
There are just 11 days left to pre-order my chapbook to receive a discount and a signed bookplate sticker, and to increase the book’s print run and my royalty percentage for the life of the book. I would appreciate your purchase now. Thank you for making these poems more accessible to those who will feel validated by them. Sincerely, Laura
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