Jorah LaFleur is a writer/performer who owns many hats. She finds herself on stage as a spoken word poet, event emcee, and actor. Offstage, she visits high schools classrooms, and coaches adult writers who want to evolve their public reading skills. Each role engages her relentless curiosity about cultivating connection through creative communication. 

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Jorah is currently serving as the Writers in the Schools Coordinator and lead Writer in Residence at the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Wordcrafters in Eugene. She is committed to helping others experience the power of being seen/heard, and to promoting the arts as tools of social change, and community building. 

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For over a decade (2006 to 2019), she ran the Eugene Poetry Slam, 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 cut with humor, as dark as need be.

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Jorah has been writing and performing for 25 years. Her newest book release, Words for Gratitude: a quartet of spoken word poems, is now available at in person events and print on demand.  

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