Laura Stott is the author of three books of poetry, most recently, The Bear's Mouth published by Lynx House Press (2024), which was listed as a Notable Read for the Utah Book Award; Blue Nude Migration (Lynx House Press, 2020), a poetry and painting collaboration with her sister, Katheryn Stott Buxton; and In the Museum of Coming and Going (New Issues Poetry and Prose, 2014). Her poems have been published in various journals and anthologies including, Swwim, River Heron Review, Mid-American Review; Elysium Review, and Terrain.org, where she was also nominated for a Pushcart Prize. In 2020 Laura received a Mayor Award in the Literary Arts from Ogden City. She is interested in ecopoetics, surrealism, and the intersection of the arts. At Weber State University she teaches poetry, creative writing, and co-teaches the interdisciplinary class, Poetry and Printmaking. Laura lives in Northern Utah where she loves to garden and to share her garden. She also loves to hike, bike, and fly-fish; to read, dance, and eat popsicles with her girls. In a past life she worked as a hiking guide in Southeast Alaska and played basketball. In her spare time, she still does one of those things.
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