“Listening to Anna read this poem made the hair on my arm stand up. I wonder if we could measure the effects of good poetry on electrodermal activity.”
— Timothy Green, editor, Rattle Magazine
Recent Highlights
Featured in Newsweek for queer leadership in LGBTQ+ advocacy (June 2026)
Guest speaker, West Hollywood Pride (June 2026)
Commissioned by the City of Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs (2025)
Featured by Medical News Today (2025)
Author of A Speaker is a Wilderness (Monkfish)
Featured speaker at the Emily Dickinson Museum
Anna Goodman Herrick is an author, performance poet, and multidisciplinary artist whose work has been presented by museums, universities, literary organizations, and cultural institutions internationally.
Selected Venues & Events
ArtCenter College of Design
West Hollywood Pride mainstage
Emily Dickinson Museum
Patagonia’s Earth Day
Root Division Gallery
Alena Museum
NEARCON (Lisbon, Portugal)
Poetry Readings & Performances
Museum & University Programming
Available for
Talks & Keynotes
Writing Workshops
Artistic Commissions: new, original writing, performances, multidisciplinary art exhibitions
Contact
Booking
contact@annagherrick.com
Commission & publishing invitations
anna@annagherrick.com
WATCH: ANNA GOODMAN HERRICK ON PERFORMANCE
WATCH: ANNA READING WONDER , WITH THE LOS ANGELES PRESS, THE SACRED ANTHOLOGY RELEASE; AT STORIES BOOKSTORE & CAFE, 2023
SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
Signature Writing Workshops
General Audience
Love Letters to Our Worries (for all)
Soften anxiety, build care and resilience, and connect to your wisdom.Reclaiming the Sacred
Write the new prayers, blessings, and sacred stories for the world we need. For people of all faiths or no faith at all.Poetry from Your Inner Knowing
Guided meditations and prompts that cultivate confidence, create an intuitive writing practice, and strengthen your authentic voice.Rewrite Your Story
Experience narrative “medicine:” prompts, readings, and sharing to reframe our lives, heal, and thrive.
Read published poets, learn new prompts, craft memorable work, and engage in lively discussions.
LGBTQ2IA+
Love Letters to Our Worries from Inside these Bodies: A Queer and Trans-Centered Poetry Workshop Develop writing from lived embodiment and our individual and collective wisdom.
Queer & Trans Futurism: World-building through our Writing
Reimagine queer and trans futures, together.
Poetry Readings & Performances
Anna Goodman Herrick’s readings and performances, from Anna’s books and new published work, can be adapted to your event theme. Some examples:
LGBTQ2IA+ Events
Mental Health and Wellness Events
The Poetry of Resistance
Commission new work (Past examples include: City of Los Angeles Empowerment: Honoring Californian Women who Shifted Culture; Root Division Gallery’s Reflections on Exile Exhibition opening and closing night)
Talks & Keynotes
Reclaiming the Sacred: Writing and Honoring Ourselves and Our Communities as Resistance
Queer & Trans World-Building: Creating Our Bodies, Stories, Families, and Futures