HLF Speakers

Kristena Prater lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she serves as Director of the Tessa Foundation, a 501(c)(3) philanthropic […]

An American psychotherapist, presenter, transformation guide, author, filmmaker, and podcast host, Stephanie James brings an inspiring presence to the festival.

An American poet, teacher, and explorer of the living world’s deep interconnections, Mary Newell’s work bridges poetry, ecology, and embodied

Colorado-based American poet and educator Kathleen Willard’s poetry explores landscapes, spirituality, and ecology with luminous clarity. Willard is the author

American poet Bob Whelan is the founder and organizer of the Rockport International Poetry Festival and serves as the Poet

Jami Proctor Xu （徐贞敏）is a bilingual poet, essayist, translator and mother who writes in Chinese and English. Her poems and translations have

Kavita A. Jindal is an award-winning Indian-British author who writes across genres. Her novel Manual For A Decent Life (Linen Press)

Stephanie Green is a poet, essayist, biographer and short story writer, widely published in Australian and international journals, including Meniscus, StylusLit, Axon, TEXT, and Live Encounters, and in anthologies

Dmitry Legeza is a poet, a member of the Union of Russian Writers and the Union of Writers of St.

Olga Anikina is a Russian poet, novelist, essayist, and translator based in Saint Petersburg. A member of the Union of Writers