Lauren Camp
Lauren Camp serves as New Mexico Poet Laureate. She is the author of eight books of poetry, most recently In Old Sky (Grand Canyon Conservancy, 2024). A former Astronomer-in-Residence at Grand Canyon National Park, Camp is a recipient of the Dorset Prize, finalist commendations for the Arab American Book Award and Arienne Rich Award, and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets and Black Earth Institute. Her poems have been translated into Mandarin, Turkish, Spanish, French, and Arabic. www.laurencamp.com
Constant Immersion in the Future
Hail strew mid-afternoon. Within it
and already unwet. Thank you we said, unwavering
in our need for its retelling. This day
we are ordinary people; we move forward
and the lens of history is on us, remembering
the land arrogant with its tiny bit
of moisture. We’re in a war
and then we’re in more wars and the wind
signs another paper that says nothing
and folds it into a machine. Tomorrow
will be what it has always known to be. Opening
its mouth so we can share it together.
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