Author Event with Lauren Belden

Join us for an in-depth conversation with local poet Lauren Belden about her debut poetry collection "Mourning Has Broken." Join Us for an Author Event with Lauren Belden! An intimate evening with local poet Lauren Belden discussing her debut collection Mourning Has Broken: A Collection of Poems alongside fellow writer Leila Sinclaire. Come by to hear uplifting and honest stories of grief, a reading from the author, a book signing, and a sampling of wines from Lauren's own vineyard, Belden Barns. Lauren Hirshfield Belden (she/her) is a local San Anselmo writer, poet, entrepreneur and mother. Her work explores greif, resilience, family, and the small moments of grace that help us navigate life's most difficult chapters. A lifelong storyteller, Lauren believes that vulnerability creates connection and that even our deepest wounds can become sources of meaning, compassion and growth. Mourning Has Broken is her debut poetry collection. Lauren lives with her husband Nate, her two children, Olivia and Milo, and her beloved dog, Lucky Penny. Leila Sinclaire (she/her) is a writer, teacher, and educational consultant. She has taught for over twenty years in a wide range of settings, from private elementary schools in the San Francisco Bay Area to public high schools in Lower Manhattan. She founded Sparkjoy Consulting and began freelancing in 2015. She studied creative writing at Stanford as an undergraduate which included a creative writing tutorial with a professor at Oxford. She has two biological children and hundreds of former students.