Lauren Lindsay

Lauren Lindsay is a poet based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Her work confronts injustice and the ways religion has been weaponized to justify atrocities. She writes to expose what power conceals and to speak for those history tries to forget—and for the ones the present tries to claim.

“Reckoning,” “Crowned by the Crowd,” and “The Turning”

Peace through strength—
our strongman’s favorite slogan.
When will they learn?
You cannot gain peace through bombing.

Divinely guided, cross hung around the neck, Bible in
hand, quoting scripture as we bomb foreign land—
Sanctified greed, embodied in tailored suits.