Laura McDermott Matheric

🎓Last week, Broward College’s Dual Enrollment team hosted an excellent SLS training session for BCPS faculty who are also credentialed as Broward College professors. What an incredible group of educators! I’m excited for what promises to be a fantastic 2026–2027 academic year!

April is National Poetry Month, and there’s no better time to celebrate the power of words! I’m excited to share that my poetry writing group, Poets@Heart, has our work on display at the Broward County North Regional Library, located on the North Campus of Broward College.

Thank you, The Write Launch, for selecting my small haiku sequence (rensaku) entitled "Flames" in your latest publication. Honored to see this collection find a home with you and grateful to share these sparks of language with your readers. Poetry Link- thewritelaunch.com/2026/01/flames…

You’re invited! The 20 Year Reunion Show of the Literary Salon at Luna Star Café is happening April 18, 2026, at 7 PM in North Miami. Readings, live music by John Camacho, and a “where are they now” night of reconnecting with old friends. Want to read? Reach out to me!

What an unforgettable week at #AWP26 in Baltimore! I am honored to have been selected to moderate a panel at this year’s Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference. Thank you to my fellow panelists, and the engaged audience, who made this experience so meaningful.

🎉 I’m beyond thrilled to tell you about another event I am hosting for Broward College's SpringFest 2026.  📅 Wednesday, March 18, 2026 ⏰ 5:00 – 7:00 pm (ET) 📍 Virtual Event – Free & open to all! Click the link to register- broward-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

I’m deeply honored to have been asked by the City of Coconut Creek's Parks and Recreation Department to write an original in celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary. Listen to my poem “Sestina of a Nation in Metamorphosis” youtube.com/watch?v=lMP_4c…

I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be hosting two exciting panels for Broward College’s SpringFest! This year’s theme-“Lenses & Lyrics That Carry Us”-shines a light on how art and song shape our vision of the world. View the full Guide and register here: sites.broward.edu/springfest/

Thank you, The Write Launch, for selecting my small haiku sequence (rensaku) entitled "Flames" in your latest publication. Honored to see this collection find a home with you and grateful to share these sparks of language with your readers. Link-thewritelaunch.com/2026/01/flames…

We love that this piece highlights how the Women’s Club of Coconut Creek. Thanks, VoyageMIA, for highlighting us as a current within Laura's story. To read this article, visit VoyageMIA's "Inspiring Stories" voyagemia.com/interview/meet…

A huge thank you goes to The Write Launch for selecting my haibun (a Japanese form of a prose poem with a haiku at the end) entitled "You, I, Us" in their first publication of the New Year. thewritelaunch.com/2026/01/flames…

I want to thank The Words Faire for publishing my poem- Invasive. The Words Faire was born out of barriers to the publication industry; the Independent Press brings Print & Digital Publication Opportunities to Emerging & Established Creatives. thewordsfaire.com/theexhibition/…

Welcome to 2026! It's a New Year, a new start, and it will be filled with new experiences. Let us welcome them and celebrate throughout the year!!

Wishing you much happiness this holiday season ✨ May your heart be warm, your spirit calm, and your home filled with the poetic peace that lingers like snow on a still morning. Here’s to love that carries us through, and to the hope that blooms again with every sunrise.

Help us light Santa's path throughout all the communities this Christmas Eve. Join us for the 53rd Annual Light Up Creek Luminary Sales with the Women’s Club of Coconut Creek! Each kit is $12 ($12.50 via PayPal). For questions, email info@womensclubofcoconutcreek.com

This month, I am thrilled to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of my book-Visions on Alligator Alley. It is an ekphrastic story in verse inspired by the 2015 Girls’ Club Fort Lauderdale gallery exhibit “The Moment. It is available on Amazon! Book Link-amazon.com/Visions-Alliga…

🌎Officially an internationally published poet over here!!!! 📝 Endless gratitude to Half and One Magazine for giving a home to my poem “Möbius Poets” — a poem shaped like a Möbius strip. I read this poem on NPR back in 2023! Poem Link- halfandone.com/mobius-poets/

As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, I love sharing my favorite poem. It isn’t one I wrote, but rather, it’s one from my friend @RichardBlanco. He wrote about his first memory of Thanksgiving in America. Check out “América” by Richard Blanco here: soundcloud.com/richard-blanco…

Make your plans to join the Women's Club of Coconut Creek for their Fall Harvest Event. The Festival will be at Sabal Pines Park on Saturday, November 15th, from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Free parking and shuttle from the Butterfly Lot, 5280. WomensClubCoconutCreek.com.

I was thrilled to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Wingless Dreamer Organization for my work on Hush of Leaves. It was a pleasure sharing my words, passion, and creativity with them!