Three local poets will read their original work.

EDEN ORLANDO is a local poet, artist, bookmaker, songwriter, and fashion designer. She will be reading from her three illustrated poetry memoirs, Seed Pearls: Kauai Poems (2020), My Perfect Offering: A Novel in Poems (2021), and The Ojai Poems: Best Poems (2025). The Ojai Poems details her stay at a spiritual retreat center when she was 22 years old, where she met a mentor who saved her life.

Blaine Lindsey is a living love poem. He has been writing and performing poetry in the Rogue Valley for more than a decade. He is also a chef, event host, and social worker. His poetry is emotional, observational, rhythmic, and full of visuals. You can find his debut book of poems, “How to Weep in Public Places, privately.” on the Blurb.com bookstore.

Nisha LeBaron, is a mother of 4, and a long-time social justice activist. She enjoys gardening and mushroom cultivation, has a past in the chocolate and coffee industry, as a Vegan chef, and as an in-home health care assistant. In her spare time, she enjoys writing and poetry.

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