Laura Sims

Laura Sims
Laura Sims
Born	Richmond, Virginia
Occupation	Poet
Education	M.F.A., University of Washington
Notable works	Practice, Restraint and My god is this a man

Laura Sims is an American poet. She is the author of four books of poetry: Staying Alive (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016), My god is this a man, Stranger, and Practice, Restraint (Fence Books). ^[1]^[2] In 2014, powerHouse Books published Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson, compiled and edited by Sims.^[3] She has published five poetry chapbooks, including POST- (Goodmorning Menagerie, 2011). ^[4] Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Aufgabe,^[5] Black Clock,^[6] Black Warrior Review, Colorado Review, Columbia Poetry Review, Crayon, and Denver Quarterly,^[7] among others. She has published book reviews and essays in Boston Review, New England Review,^[8] Rain Taxi, and The Review of Contemporary Fiction.^[9] Her honors include the 2005 Fence Books Alberta Prize for Practice, Restraint and a Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship from the Japan-US Friendship Commission in 2006.^[10]^[11]

Sims is a graduate of the College of William and Mary. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington.^[12] She is a professor of creative writing, literature and composition who currently teaches at New York University in the School for Continuing and Professional Studies.^[13] She has been a featured writer for Harriet, the Poetry Foundation's blog, and she is a co-editor of Instance Press with poets Elizabeth Robinson, Beth Anderson, and Susanne Dyckman. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Published Works

Poetry Books

Staying Alive (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016)
My god is this a man (Fence Books, 2014)
Stranger (Fence Books, 2009)
Practice, Restraint (Fence Books, 2005)

Nonfiction Books

Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson (powerHouse Books, 2014)

Chapbooks

POST- (Goodmorning Menagerie Press, 2012)
Bank Book (Answer Tag Press, 2004)

Recent Poems

Interviews

Reviews

Tarpaulin Sky review of My god is this a man
Rain Taxi review of My god is this a man
The Volta review of My god is this a man
New York Times review of Fare Forward
Chicago Tribune review of Fare Forward
Winnipeg Review review of Fare Forward
Bookslut review of Stranger
Coldfront review of Stranger
HTMLgiant review of Practice, Restraint

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