Lauren Stroh is a writer and editor from Lake Charles, Louisiana.
I often write about the culture of the state.
My essays on hurricanes appear in
Oxford American, n+1, and
Longreads. My essay on my visit to the Angola Prison Rodeo was published by
The Nation; I later wrote about
The Angolite for
Oxford American. I’ve also written about Britney Spears for
Oxford American, and f
or
The Guardian, I reported on an effort to rebuild the coast from recycled glass made into sand.
My criticism has been published by
Art in America, Artforum, ArtReview, Bookforum, frieze, Hyperallergic, Momus, The Nation, Public Books, The Public Review, and many others.
My translations of Rene Ricard’s Spanish poetry
appeared in
The Brooklyn Rail.
Editorial projects I have undertaken include copyediting, proofreading, and fact checking for
Gato Negro Ediciones, an art publisher based in Mexico City, and the same for Stacy Kranitz’s pamphlet series,
Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down, which features information about public health issues endemic to Appalachia.
If you would like to keep in touch, you can
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here. And if you would like to work together, please
write.