Leona Godin

she/her · Writer, Performer, Educator, and Author

Dr. M. Leona Godin is the author of There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness and the founder of Aromatica Poetica, an arts and culture laboratory for the advancement of smell and taste. She creates multisensory performance journeys that explore the rich potentials of synesthesia and disability aesthetics, and she is a curatorial researcher for the forthcoming Museum of the Blind People’s Movement. Leona has produced two plays, including her solo show, “The Star of Happiness,” based on Helen Keller’s time performing in vaudeville, and a full-length storytelling show called “Sighted People Suck!” Her storytelling appearances include RISK, Story Collider, The MOTH Mainstage, and TALE. Her writing has appeared in such places as The New York Times, O Magazine, Literary Hub, and ARTnews. Leona is honored to have a 2025 MacDowell artist Residency and proud to have been among the first artists invited to Drama Camp to brainstorm what a blind-centric musical could be.