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Laura Henriksen

A white woman with short brown hair and round glasses takes a selfie in the bathroom of Anthology Film Archives. She is wearing a pin with the Palestinian Poppy in the center. In the background, you can see her partner changing their baby daughter's diaper.

Laura Henriksen is the author of Duvall, Shelley (Newest York, 2025) and Laura’s Desires (Nightboat, 2024). She teaches at Pratt Institute, and for a long time she worked at the Poetry Project.