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)
,
A Tiny Hunger (YellowJacket Press, 2011)
Journals:
32 Poems
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Abramelin
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Albatross
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Autumn Sky Poetry Daily
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Babel Fruit
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Birmingham Arts Journal
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Blackbird
,
Blood Orange Review
,
Blue Earth Review
,
Blue Fifth Review
,
Burrow Press Review
,
Calyx, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women
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Canary
,
Cold Mountain Review
,
Coldnoon: Travel Poetics
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Columbia Review
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Cortland Review
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Cream City Review
,
Crosswinds Poetry Journal
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december
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Deep South Magazine
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DMQ Review
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Earthshine
,
Florida English
,
Florida Review
,
Glass
,
Inkwell
,
Jabberwock Review
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JMWW
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Kalliope
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Kennesaw Review
,
Kestrel
,
Kindred
,
Literary Mama
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Loch Raven Review
,
Lunch Ticket
,
Main Street Rag
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Meridian
,
Mudlark
,
National Poetry Review
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Natural Bridge
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New Mexico Poetry Review
,
New Millennium Writings
,
Off the Coast
,
One
,
Ottawa Arts Review
,
Ouroboros Review
,
Painted Bride Quarterly
,
The Pedestal
,
Permafrost
,
Pirene's Fountain
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Quail Bell
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Quiddity
,
Red Wheelbarrow
,
Rock & Sling
,
Ruminate
,
Salamander
,
San Pedro River Review
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Saw Palm
,
Sky Island Journal
,
Slow Trains
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South Florida Poetry Journal
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Southern Humanities Review
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Spindrift
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Split Rock Review
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Tar River Poetry Review
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Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments
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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
,
Tipton Poetry Journal
,
Town Creek Poetry
,
U.S. 1 Worksheets
,
Valparaiso Poetry Review
,
Verdad
,
Visitant
,
Wilderness House Literary Review
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: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
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Last update: May 03, 2023