Linda Ravenswood is a poet and performance artist, author of "Cantadora: Letters From California" (Black Spring Press Group/Eyewear London, 2022) and "The Stan Poems" (Pedestrian Press, 2022). She is a co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Los Angeles Press, a founding member of the Melrose Poetry Bureau and MC of The Poetry Brothel (LA/SF). A CalArts alumna, Ravenswood's work also includes live performance and installation art. She is a Lead Teaching Artist at the 24th Street Theatre, and B.R.I.D.G.E. programme, serving 180 schools in Greater Los Angeles County.