Lara is the author of The Time of the Novel, now available from Wendy’s Subway, in addition to two previous books of poetry. 

Her writing has appeared in Amant, POETRY, The Institute for Studies on Latin American Art, and elsewhere

She holds a PhD in English from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She has led writing workshops through Poetry Foundation and The Poetry Project, and regularly collaborates with other artists to develop public programs and image-text projects. 

She is a faculty member of the Creative Writing MFA program at Pacific Northwest College of Art. She also teaches in XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement Master’s program at NYU.

For inquiries regarding future speaking engagements, workshops, and class visits, please contact Soroya: soroya.cordova@gmail.com