Laura E. Garrard, Author
@lauraegarrard.bsky.social
I am a published poet, artist, and CranioSacral Therapist (LMT) on the Olympic Peninsula. I am also a student of Nature and walk every day in an ancient wood.
I'm just 20 books away from reaching the next royalty tier with
@finishinglinepress.bsky.social! Please pre-order before Jan. 30. Receive your discount. www.finishinglinepress.com/.../paddling...
@finishinglinepress.bsky.social! Please pre-order before Jan. 30. Receive your discount. www.finishinglinepress.com/.../paddling...
January 22, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I'm just 20 books away from reaching the next royalty tier with
@finishinglinepress.bsky.social! Please pre-order before Jan. 30. Receive your discount. www.finishinglinepress.com/.../paddling...
@finishinglinepress.bsky.social! Please pre-order before Jan. 30. Receive your discount. www.finishinglinepress.com/.../paddling...
Read & Listen to My Poetry Online, an Interview with Lauren Davis about My Chapbook, and Last Chance to Pre-Order My Chapbook at a Discount!
Read My Poetry Online
Read & Listen to My Poetry Online, an Interview with Lauren Davis, and Last Chance to Pre-Order My Chapbook at a Discount!
lauraegarrard.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Read & Listen to My Poetry Online, an Interview with Lauren Davis about My Chapbook, and Last Chance to Pre-Order My Chapbook at a Discount!
I'm one of four featured authors reading at Creative Colloquy's Literature & Open Mic Night at the New Frontier Lounge in Tacoma, Monday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your poem, essay, or short fiction, 5 minutes or less. 301 E 25th St, Tacoma, WA.
January 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I'm one of four featured authors reading at Creative Colloquy's Literature & Open Mic Night at the New Frontier Lounge in Tacoma, Monday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your poem, essay, or short fiction, 5 minutes or less. 301 E 25th St, Tacoma, WA.
Link to my New Blog and Plunge into 2026 with a Polar Bear Plunge Preorder Challenge, Paddling the Sweet Spot Chapbook Sales Update & Decision to Donate Royalties to Blood Cancer United, Holiday Poetry Preorder Party Pics, Newsletter Launch and Sign Up Opportunity.
Plunge into 2026!
Paddling the Sweet Spot Preorder Sales Report, Decision to Donate a Portion of Projected Royalties, Highlights from the Dec. 6 Holiday Poetry Presales Party, Newsletter Launch, and a Pledge to Polar Plunge Surprise!
lauraegarrard.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Link to my New Blog and Plunge into 2026 with a Polar Bear Plunge Preorder Challenge, Paddling the Sweet Spot Chapbook Sales Update & Decision to Donate Royalties to Blood Cancer United, Holiday Poetry Preorder Party Pics, Newsletter Launch and Sign Up Opportunity.
My poetry book is in its preorder period. Buying now will give you $2 OFF and will assist the success of my book!
Poet Tess Gallagher: “I finished the book feeling greatly uplifted."
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Poet Tess Gallagher: “I finished the book feeling greatly uplifted."
Order link: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/padd...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My poetry book is in its preorder period. Buying now will give you $2 OFF and will assist the success of my book!
Poet Tess Gallagher: “I finished the book feeling greatly uplifted."
Order link: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/padd...
@finishinglinepress.bsky.social
Poet Tess Gallagher: “I finished the book feeling greatly uplifted."
Order link: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/padd...
@finishinglinepress.bsky.social
This week, Finishing Line Press is focusing on my forthcoming chapbook! Reserve your copy! Thank you for supporting my poetry and those voicing their health experiences creatively.
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/padd...
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/padd...
www.finishinglinepress.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This week, Finishing Line Press is focusing on my forthcoming chapbook! Reserve your copy! Thank you for supporting my poetry and those voicing their health experiences creatively.
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/padd...
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/padd...
Art stroll in Webster Woods to find Poetry in the Park. Listen to my new poem!
Poetry in the Park 2025
Art Stroll Through Port Angeles Fine Arts Center's Webster Woods Sculpture Garden to Find Poetry in the Park.
poetryintime.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Art stroll in Webster Woods to find Poetry in the Park. Listen to my new poem!
Tess Gallagher's book launch at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center included many supporting speakers!
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/08/31/to-the-strait-from-alaska-august-24/
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/08/31/to-the-strait-from-alaska-august-24/
August 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tess Gallagher's book launch at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center included many supporting speakers!
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/08/31/to-the-strait-from-alaska-august-24/
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/08/31/to-the-strait-from-alaska-august-24/
News abounds! Upcoming reading, an honor, a party, and a drawing to enter!
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/07/23/readings-honors/
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/07/23/readings-honors/
July 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
News abounds! Upcoming reading, an honor, a party, and a drawing to enter!
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/07/23/readings-honors/
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/07/23/readings-honors/
Join us on June 25, 2025, at 6 pm Pacific, for a reading of Anne Frank's Diary as part of Raven Chronicles Press' Banned Books series.
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/06/23/reading-diary-of-a-young-girl/
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/06/23/reading-diary-of-a-young-girl/
June 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join us on June 25, 2025, at 6 pm Pacific, for a reading of Anne Frank's Diary as part of Raven Chronicles Press' Banned Books series.
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/06/23/reading-diary-of-a-young-girl/
https://lauraegarrard.com/2025/06/23/reading-diary-of-a-young-girl/
Three new poems published on Four Feathers Press.
Three new ‘Stone’ poems on Four Feathers.
Read my new poems published on Four Feathers Press.
lauraegarrard.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Three new poems published on Four Feathers Press.
Introducing my new author website with a blog about my forthcoming book Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death!
Forthcoming Chapbook
Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death Forthcoming March 2026 from Finishing Line Press, a poetry chapbook about the trauma of cancer diagnosis, grief, self-advocacy and recovery - a book about nature- and art-inspired healing. Photo by Ivan Bastein. Laura E. Garrard received a call that many of us fear. She thought she was a healthy person with an injury, and instead she harbored a rare blood cancer called multiple myeloma.
lauraegarrard.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Introducing my new author website with a blog about my forthcoming book Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death!
Finishing Line Press accepted my chapbook, Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death, for publication!! Appreciative and looking forward to sharing it with readers.
Photo, sorsillo
Photo, sorsillo
May 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Finishing Line Press accepted my chapbook, Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death, for publication!! Appreciative and looking forward to sharing it with readers.
Photo, sorsillo
Photo, sorsillo
My poem, "Elegy to a Cancer Altar," is live on Amethyst Review. Thank you Sarah Law!
amethystmagazine.org/2025/03/05/e...
amethystmagazine.org/2025/03/05/e...
Elegy to a Cancer Altar – a poem by Laura E. Garrard
Elegy to a Cancer AltarAfter my diagnosis we moved West. I set an altar in our living roomoverlooking Lake Crescent.For over two years I knelt herestaring at an apex of Creation.Outside waves chewe…
amethystmagazine.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
My poem, "Elegy to a Cancer Altar," is live on Amethyst Review. Thank you Sarah Law!
amethystmagazine.org/2025/03/05/e...
amethystmagazine.org/2025/03/05/e...
This is my family this Sunday.
February 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is my family this Sunday.
I'm new to Bluesky, encouraged by other authors to begin using this platform for healthier sharing. Would enjoy connecting with followers who support learning, science, and creative expression.
February 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm new to Bluesky, encouraged by other authors to begin using this platform for healthier sharing. Would enjoy connecting with followers who support learning, science, and creative expression.