Hazel Clayton Harrison

Beyond Borders: Readings and Conversations with African American, LGBTQ and other marginalized writers, Saturday, May 4, 3:30-4:30pm and

Pasadena Rose Poets, Sunday, May 5, 12:30-1:30pm  Mountain View Mausoleum

Hazel Clayton Harrison is the author of The Story of Christmas Tree Lane, a children’s book and Crossing the River Ohio, a memoir. Her book of poetry and prose, Down Freedom Road, was released by Shabda Press in 2020. Her works have been published in Not So Perfect Storm, Grandfathers, A Rock against the Wind, Coiled Serpent, the Altadena Poetry Review, When the Virus Came Calling and other journals. Harrison served as Poet Laureate (2018-2020) for the Altadena Library District. A member of the Pasadena Rose Poets ensemble, she is currently a Poet in Residence at the Pasadena Central Library. Additionally, she earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Kent State University in Ohio. Jahlightmedia.com.