Poet in the Trenches is dedicated to helping people on the job, at home, or in transition. The artist's role in the community is to soothe daily chaos and add magic and meaning to life. By engaging with poetry from all over the world, and by exploring the poet-artist's creative process, we gain practical tools for dealing with life's dilemmas.

Full of humor and vision, Lee Orcutt is a poet, entertainer, and educator whose zany eclectic philosophy has sparked daily lives from all walks. The recipient of numerous poetry awards, she is broadly published in literary and mainstream magazines. Each of Lee's presentations is an empowering, upbeat, international experience enhanced by her expertise as a performance artist in venues such as the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in NYC, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and radio and television. As Grant West of Walker-West Music Academy puts it: THIS WOMAN ORCUTT - DARING, OUTRAGEOUS, SEETHING COOL.