Rina Wakefield is a Spoken Word Poet, Vice-Chair SAASC, Archive Intern, Literary Event Producer/Host, Human Rights & Arts Activist, and a collaborative member of Myrtle Tree Arts.

“Upon inhaling my last breath,

don’t bury my bones,

pour my ashes into ink,

pen to paper to poetry,

let my eternity be spent

tucked between the pages

of books”

-RW

Debut Poetry Chapbook

set to publish 2025

Her work explores aspects of the human condition, issues facing women, sensuality, life as it relates to being of an indigenous background, as well as highlights the wonders and magic of the natural world.

Upcoming Spoken Word Performances

Laureate Trail

Opening for Stephen Meadows

September 25th, 2024

Pollock Pines Library

Pollock Pines, CA

Page Against the Machine

Trenches Full of Poets

October 10th, 2024

Long Beach, CA