Lauren Russell

Lauren Russell is a poet and critic whose books include Descent and What's Hanging on the Hush. Her chapbook Dream-Clung, Gone was published by Brooklyn Arts Press in 2012. She teaches at Michigan State University, where she directs the RCAH Center for Poetry. Her work has been recognized with a 2017 NEA fellowship and the Poetry Society of America's Rabinowitz Award for Descent. She has also held fellowships from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing and Cave Canem. Russell has published reviews in outlets including Jacket2 and The Volta, and her poems have appeared in journals such as jubilat and boundary 2.