Lauren Whitehead

Black woman in a green top and purple pants sitting on a couch
Photo by Seher Sikandar

Lauren Whitehead is a writer and performer. Her poems have been published in several online journals and anthologies including The BreakBeat Poets, Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic. She was featured on The Slow Down with former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith. Currently, she’s a professor of drama at New York University.