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Lauren Brazeal Garza

Praries and Lakes

Lauren Brazeal Garza is the author of five books of poetry and fiction including a hybrid literary horror novel, The Devotee (forthcoming), and her memoir-in-verse, Gutter (Yes Yes Books, 2018) which chronicles her homelessness as a teenager. She earned her M.F.A in creative writing from Bennington College and her Ph.D. in Literature from The University of Texas at Dallas with a specialty in testimonial literature and narratives from marginalized voices. Lauren teaches literature and creative writing at The University of Texas at Dallas.



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Praisesong for the People

a project by Amanda Johnston 

2024 Texas State Poet Laureate 

This project is made possible with support from the Academy of American Poets, the Mellon Foundation, the Writers' League of Texas, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. 

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