Lit Crawl Sebastopol 2025

Fran Claggett-Holland, founder of the Blue Moon Collective of active poets, has six books of poems published along with a dozen or so books for teachers and students. She loves Sonoma County and is inspired by its rich artistic and dog-loving community.

Amrita Skye Blaine develops themes of impermanence, aging, disability, and spiritual awakening. Her poems have been accepted by Braided Way Magazine, The Penwood Review, One Art, and many other literary journals. Her poetry collection "strange grace—the ending season" is available... Read More →

Robin Gabbert has poems in state, national, and international poetry anthologies. Her poem Invisible was a finalist in the 2024 San Francisco Writers Conference Competition. Her chapbook of ekphrastic poetry — The Clandestine Life of Paintings, in Poems was published in November... Read More →

Betty Les is a poet and zoologist, exploring everyday observations and experiences through a lens of science, mystery and connection. Betty was chosen as a Redwood Writers Award of Merit poet in 2018 and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2023. Her chapbook Just Enough to See... Read More →

Linda Stamps established careers in law, journalism, and higher education. She worked on staff at the Mendocino Beacon and the Fort Bragg Advocate News. She wrote for the Time Warner publication, Out in All Directions, an LGBTQ history and almanac. Her writing has been published in... Read More →