Regina Harris Baiocchi is a holistic composer, author, and poet. Her compositions include concert music (African Hands: hand drum concerto), opera (No One’s Child), chamber music (Piano Poems), and her tour de force #BLM jazz homage (Farafina). Regina’s Pushcart-nominated poetry appears in renowned journals. She founded Haiku Festival Chicago, wrote several poetry books, novels, essays, and encyclopedia articles.