She has won several writing contests and published in /Denali, Inkpot, /and /The Main Street Rag./ She is a recent graduate from the University of Oregon, where she studied English with an emphasis on the craft of poetry, and she's been a performance poet since before slam was invented. In the last slam season, Leisha made it to the finals. This year she hopes to make the team so she can travel, perform, and represent the valley.