Her previous books are Mrs Romanov–which was shortlisted for the Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/Prix Lansdowne de poésie, Dopamine Blunder, Attenuations of Force–also shortlisted for the Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/Prix Lansdowne de poésie. Her first collection, Stealing Mercury, was a finalist for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the winner of the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book in Manitoba.

Lori is a past winner of  the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer.

She is co-founder of the Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/Prix Lansdowne de poésie and was a poetry editor for Contemporary Verse 2.

Lori has lived her whole life on the now verdant bed of a glacial lake.