Lauri Conner is a graduate of the MFA program at University of Washington. She is a Cave Canem fellow and her poems have appeared in Caylx, Seattle Review, and other journals. She has taught at Cornish College of the Arts, Antioch University and Seattle Central Community College. She currently teaches Literature and Creative Writing at Seattle Academy.

The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (University of Georgia Press, 2007), Gathering Ground (University of Michigan Press, 2006)

Calyx, From the Fishouse, Seattle Review, Torch