Rachel McKibbons | Rochester, NY
Rachel is a poet, activist and mother of five. Rachel also teaches poetry and creative writing while giving lectures across the country as an advocate for mental health awareness, gender equality, and victims of domestic abuse and violence. She is a member of Latinas Unidas and co-curates Poetry and Pie Night, a monthly reading series, right here in Rochester. In 2012, McKibbens founded The Pink Door Writing Retreat, an annual retreat open exclusively to women of color.