Laura Mullen

Poet

Los Angeles, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Laura Mullen’s poetry collections and hybrid-genre works have been published by several presses including the University of California Press, FuturePoem, Otis / Seismicity, and Solid Objects. Her work has been anthologized in collections from Norton, Wesleyan, and elsewhere. A collaboration with composer Nathan Davis—"a Sound uttered, a Silence crossed"—had its premiere in La Jolla in 2015; Verge (a limited edition artist’s book), done with John David O'Brien, appeared in 2017, and her ninth collection, EtC, was published at the end of 2023. Keep up with her at: https://www.afteriwasdead.space

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
American Hybrid (W. W. Norton & Company, 2009)
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Civil Disobediences: Poetics and Politics in Action (Coffee House Press, 2004)
Books:
Complicated Grief (Solid Objects, 2015)
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Dark Archive (University of California Press, 2011)
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Mumur (Futurepoem books, 2007)
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Turn (Dovetail Press, 2006)
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Subject (University of California Press, 2005)
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After I Was Dead (University of Georgia Press, 1999)
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The Tales of Horror (Kelsey Street Press, 1999)
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The Surface (University of Illinois Press, 1991)
Journals: ,
American Letters & Commentary
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Antaeus
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Denver Quarterly
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New American Writing
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Volt

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Los Angeles
Raised in: 
Santa Barbara, CA
California
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Last update: Nov 28, 2024