Dr. Leona Godin is a writer, performer, educator and the author of There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness (Pantheon, 2021). She is also a writer and performer; “The Star of Happiness,” about Helen Keller’s time performing in vaudeville, has been one of her great successes. Listen to Leona talk about her life as a blind academic, writer, performer and teacher, as she joins us from New York City.
Find out more about There Plant Eyes:
She is the founder of Aromatica Poetica
Follow her on social media: @drmlgodin
