Lauren Groff’s poet alter ego — Harvard Gazette

Lauren Groff’s poet alter ego — Harvard Gazette

Arts & Culture Lauren Groff’s poet alter ego Harvard file photo Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer July 14, 2026 5 min read Writer lets secret slip in Radcliffe talk Lauren Groff stunned her interviewer at a recent Harvard Radcliffe Institute talk when she revealed she has published poems under a pen name. “I do write poetry and I publish it, but not under my name,” said the acclaimed author of short s…