Laurel Anderson

Poet

Ohio US

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Author's Bio

Laurel Anderson is a plant ecologist and poet. Her poetry has appeared in Ecotone, Terrain.org, River Heron Review, Radar Poetry, Split Rock Review, The Fourth River and elsewhere. Her poem in Ecotone was awarded a Pushcart Prize. She teaches science at Ohio Wesleyan University and lives with her family in central Ohio, USA.

Writers Retreats:

Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference

Civitella Ranieri Foundation

Orion Environmental Writers’ Workshop

Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

Pushcart Prize Anthology L (Pushcart Press, 2025)

Journals:

EcoTheo

River Heron Review

River Mouth Review

Rust and Moth

Split Rock Review

Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments

Under a Warm Green Linden

Prizes won:

Semifinalist, Terrain.org 12th Annual Contest in Poetry

Pushcart Prize for poem "Ransom Note" published in Ecotone Issue 36, Spring/Summer 2024

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Hanif Abdurraqib, Wendell Berry, Camille Dungy, Carolyn Forche, Ross Gay, Joy Harjo, Linda Hogan, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Yusef Komunyakaa, Ada Limon, Anni Liu, Barry Lopez, Robert Macfarlane, Mary Oliver, Catherine Pierce, J. R. R. Tolkien, Terry Tempest Williams

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Born in:

Washington, DC

District Of Columbia

Raised in:

Washington, DC

District Of Columbia

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Last update: May 31, 2026