The Smell of Good Mud by Lauren Zuniga

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Lauren Zuniga’s The Smell of Good Mud is the kind of poetry that fights a war—to save the land, the lineage we come from, and the lives we’re trying to build.

Zuniga is nationally acclaimed for her powerful poem "To the Oklahoma Lawmakers," a riveting message about the war on women. Through the lens of Indigenous identity, queer community, and feminist resistance, these poems take on the politics of survival. Set in Oklahoma, Zuniga explores rooted ancestry, motherhood, chosen family, place, and the everyday acts of love that become rebellion.

Raw, generous, and deeply alive, The Smell of Good Mud commands you to stand your ground and rethink your place.

I never noticed the shape
of the moon before.
How my cycle shifts
from full to new when I
work this dirty for food.

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Lauren Zuniga has lived in 60 houses in Oklahoma City. This most likely contributes to her fear of commitment and tendency to fall in lust with kitchens. She is a nationally touring poet, teaching artist and emerging activist who believes in dreaming global and shouting local.