Claire Conroy – Beat Poet Laureate of Maine 2024-2026, Claire Conroy self-published two books of poetry (Listen in 2018 and Silent in 2022) and a chapbook (Rumors From Dead Lips in 2024).  Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, she is a board member of the Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program and hosts their open mics, The HOOT and Painting Poetry. She also hosts Beat Night at Flourish in Biddeford, Maine.

Claire has been published in over 35 anthologies, participates in global online events, and will travel for the honor of reading in person… for the love of poetry.