Raine Ajani
category spoken word
location Portland

Raine Ajani is an emerging poet and recent graduate of a peer wellness specialist training program. As of late, her writing explores mental health, identity, and inheritance. She is a season 15 winner of Artstra’s Poetry Moves and received second place in Slamlandia’s 2026 grand slam. Her work has appeared in the Prairie Review and the Moonstone Arts Center’s New Voices anthology. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys reading, crafting jewelry, and loving her friends aggressively.