Jorah LaFleur has been writing and performing for 25 years. She finds herself on stage as a spoken word poet, event emcee and actor. Offstage, she works with youth as a teaching artist. Each role engages her relentless curiosity about cultivating connection through creative communication.

Jorah is currently serving as the lead Writer in Residence at Wordcrafters in Eugene in which she has the opportunity to help others experience the power of being seen/heard, and to promote the arts as tools of social change, and community building. Her newest book, “Words for Gratitude: A Quartet of Spoken Word Poems,” will be released this November.

Jorah ran the Eugene Poetry Slam from 2006 to 2019, which gifted her with a wealth of stage hosting experience and a front row seat to the recitation of thousands of original poems. She is left forever convinced that: 1) Live performance is, literally, magical. 2) Being vulnerably honest with willing strangers is medicinal for everyone involved. 3) Pain tastes best when it is sprinkled with humor, liberally.