Rina Wakefield is a Spoken Word Poet, Vice-Chair SAASC, California State Library Grad Student Archivist, Literary Event Producer/Host, Human Rights & Arts Activist, and a collaborative member of Myrtle Tree Arts. She currently works at the California State Library within the California History Archive Department.
“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”
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
Storytelling Sunday
Host and Opening Performer
April 13th, 2025
The Green Room Social Club
Placerville, CA
Page Against the Machine
Trenches Full of Poets
June 12th, 2025
Long Beach, CA