BIG OTHER BOOK AWARD Finalist

ASLE CREATIVE BOOK AWARD Finalist

Worn Smooth between Devourings

NYQ Books, 2023

“Wildly original, dense with beauty and startle and riotously rich language, these poems explore their subjects—fire and climate, connection to the land and to one another—with urgency and empathy, and acknowledge the many ways we can be capsized by crisis and wonder alike. Worn Smooth between Devourings is an exhilarating collection.”

— Catherine Pierce

“This book captures the lifeblood of our experiences down to each crucial moment and image.”

— Saddiq Dzukogi

“She compels us to take a step back and reevaluate the way in which the landscape embodies our deepest longings.”

— Rain Taxi

Buy a signed copy from Lauren.

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Reviews

• Publisher’s Weekly
• World Literature Today
• Rain Taxi

Podcasts

• Encounter Culture
• The WildStory: A Podcast of Poety & Plants

Videos

• New Mexico PBS: Our Land
  Conversation with Laura Paskus
• New Mexico in Focus
  “Getting To What I Know”
• New Mexico in Focus
  “Across the Victorious Scrub Brush, Crow Spirals”
• Big Other
  Lauren reads from Worn Smooth between Devourings