Leslie Lawrence
Cognoscenti contributor
Leslie Lawrence is the author of "The Death of Fred Astaire — and Other Essays From a Life Outside the Lines." She teaches writing at Grub Street and in her home in Cambridge.
Recently published
If Trump Won't Give Us Inauguration Poetry, Let Us Read Whitman
Writer Leslie Lawrence was 10 when she saw her first president sworn in. She remembers only the inaugural poet, Robert Frost. This year, she calls on Americans to read the...