What, Why, How: Lauren M. Davis

What:

I write poetry in contemporary free-verse with influences of both ancient folklores and modern abstracts. I often use the natural world to find answers and connections to the themes in my work. My style developed from studying Native American and Asian American poetry which I admire greatly.  

My most recent publication, Women Bones, a poetry chapbook, works to deconstruct the idolization of thinness by telling some of the story of my struggle with anorexia nervosa. The book cele...