Laura LeHew’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous journals and anthologies such as Alehouse Press, Burning Bush, Ellipsis, HeArts Desire, Pank, Pemmican Press, Perigee, PMS, and Tiger’s Eye. She received her MFA in writing from the California College of The Arts.
Several of her poems have won awards; she received a writing residency from Soapstone in 2006. In the winter of 2005 Laura interned for CALYX Journal. She is currently on the Lane Literary Guild’s steering committee, an active member of the Eugene/Springfield chapter of the OSPA, and co-founded Uttered Chaos, which organizes local readings. In her spare time she facilitates critique groups, is webmaster for writers and literary organizations, and raises five cats with her husband in sunny Oregon. You can reach her at www.utteredchaos.org or email laura@deer-run.com