Laura Sobbott Ross

Poet

Author's Bio

Laura Sobbott Ross has worked as a teacher and a writing coach in Lake County, Florida, where she was named as the inaugural poet laureate. Her poetry appears in many journals and anthologies. She was a finalist for the Arts&Letters Poetry Award and won the Southern Humanities Review Auburn Witness Poetry Prize. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks and three poetry books. 

Publications & Prizes

Books:
To the Patron Saint of Wayward Daughters (Kelsay Books, 2022)
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The Graffiti of Pompeii (Adelaide Books, 2018)
Chapbooks:
My Mississippi (Anchor & Plume, 2016)
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A Tiny Hunger (YellowJacket Press, 2011)
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Albatross
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Babel Fruit
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Birmingham Arts Journal
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Blood Orange Review
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Blue Fifth Review
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Burrow Press Review
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Crosswinds Poetry Journal
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Florida English
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Kalliope
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Kennesaw Review
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Kindred
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Loch Raven Review
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National Poetry Review
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New Mexico Poetry Review
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Off the Coast
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Ottawa Arts Review
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Ouroboros Review
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Ruminate
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Slow Trains
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Spindrift
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The Brooklyner
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The Caribbean Writer
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The Dos Passos Review
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The Griffin
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The Literary Bohemian
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The White Pelican Review
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Town Creek Poetry
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Prizes won: 

2022 Bedford Competition, Finalist; 2021 International Poetry Contest for the Atlanta Review, Merit Award; 2019 Richard Snyder Publication Prize, Finalist; 2019 Washington Prize at the Word Works; Semi-finalist; 2017 Southern Humanities Review Auburn Witness Poetry Prize, First Place; 2017 Public Poetry Contest, Finalist; 2016 Anzaldua Poetry Prize, Finalist; 2016 Arts&Letters Poetry Prize, Finalist; 2015 Cape Cod Cultural Center Poetry Prize, Finalist; 2015 Tusculum Review Poetry Chapbook, Finalist; The Ledge Poetry Award 2013, First Place; Yellow Jacket Press Chapbook Contest for Florida Poets 2011, First Place; Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Contest 2011, Honorable Mention; Creekwalker Poetry Prize 2008, Finalist.

More Information

Gives readings: 
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Travels for readings: 
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Last update: May 03, 2023