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NEWS

My poem "The Last Act" appeared in the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day on 7 May 2025, chosen by Garrett Hongo.

 

Along with Nini Berndt, Kerry Cullen, Carrie R. Moore, Lucas Schaefer, Jackie Thomas-Kennedy, and Julian Zabalbeascoa, I made my literary debut on Friday, May 16th 2025 at the One Story Literary Debutante Ball!  

 

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY!!!  Saturday, 8 February  Grocery on Home  609 Home Ave., SE Atlanta, GA   5:00-7:00 pm  Reading at 6:00 with music by Psaltery to follow   No registration required!

REViEWS

ArtsATL: "Lauren K. Watel’s ‘Book of Potions’ ignores the rules of writing and wins" by Jocelyn Heath

 

Southern Review of Books: "New Poetic Forms Bewitch in Book of Potions" by Barbette Houser

 

Full Stop: "Book of Potions – Lauren K. Watel" by Kelly M.S. Swope

INTERVIEWS

New Books Network: with Rebekah Buchanan

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Interlocutor: "The Sharp Precisions in BOOK of POTIONS" with Nirica Srinivasan

 

The Rumpus: "An Accidental Daring: A Conversation with Lauren K. Watel" with the ever wonderful Emma Bolden

 

WABE City Lights: "Speaking of Poetry"

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One Story: Q & A by Patrick Ryan

 

Massachusetts Review: 10 Questions for Lauren K. Watel

PODCASTS

"Forty Years in Nappies," 27 May 2025: The Poetry Foundation's Poetry off the Shelf, with the incomparable Helena de Groot.

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"Here We Are" appeared on The Slowdown podcast, 24 October 2024, read by Major Jackson, with commentary.

 

Five Points Podcast, Spring 2024: Discussion of "Near the End: Getting to Know David Bottoms" with Megan Sexton

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