Writer/Performer
Jorah LaFleur
Spoken Word Poet ○
Teaching Artist ○
Emcee/Host ○
Actor ○
Jorah LaFleur is a writer/performer who enjoys wearing many different hats. 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 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.
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 sprinkled with humor, liberally.
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.
Idea Wrangler ○ Word Slinger ○ Professional Sayer of Stuff
Jorah LaFleur is a highly introverted extrovert. She loves performing just slightly more than hiding in a cave of solitude with a an audiobook and a pen. Her favorite color is zebra.
She's not very good at social media, but loves connecting. If you'd like to get a HELLO from her in your inbox every once in awhile, join her newsletter. Or drop her a line.
