
LAUREN MALLETT
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About

Lauren Mallett (she/her/hers) is a poet, teacher, birth doula, and fiber artist. She has lived and studied in Guanajuato and Xalapa, Mexico. Lauren taught dual-language immersion fifth grade in Richmond, California. She earned her MFA and was the Assistant Director of Creative Writing at Purdue University. Her poetry appears in Poetry Northwest, The Seventh Wave, Salamander, Passages North, Scud, and other journals. Lauren lives with her partner, Strand Sheldahl-Thomason, on Clatsop land of Oregon's north coast. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Oregon Poetry Association. Lauren is the Student Contest Chair of Cascadia, an online anthology and contest for Oregon's young poets. She teaches at Encore Academy for the Performing Arts in Warrenton.
Writing
Click below to read a selection of my writing published online.
Luna Luna Magazine: "For the Love of 'Umph': A Review of Affect by Charlene Elsby"
The Mantle: “Paisley with Acanthus and Flower Lashings,” “Parable with Prana”
Pacifica Literary Review: "Say"
Passages North: “Little Boat Vida Mía”
Salamander: "Everything's Fine & Fucked"
Scud: "Ask Your Father," "Over and Out," "Blood Stays Put"
The Seventh Wave: "The Long Slow Suck, The Murk and Ooze"
Sycamore Review: "A Conversation with Mary Ruefle"

Fiber Arts
These artworks are part of an ongoing series, The Sea Hands Over Its Ropes, made entirely of marine rope and other materials I collect on DeLaura Beach.


"Slashish" and "Aviatrix" were selected for Astoria Visual Arts' juried exhibit Vast Connections: Earth and Art (April 10-May 1, 2021).


"Lisa Marie" and "Big Brave" were selected for Cannon Beach Arts' juried exhibit Beauty Deconstructed (June 2-27, 2021).










Let's Connect
mallett [dot] lauren [at] gmail [dot] com