Patricia Havens

Patricia Havens is a poet and multi-genre author whose work explores identity, memory, and the hidden connections between family, history, and self. Her memoir, Blank A Memoir: The Year I Felt the Humming in My DNA, shares her personal journey of uncovering unexpected truths about ancestry and belonging—an experience that continues to shape her writing.

Drawing from over 20 years in social and health services, Patricia writes with compassion and insight across memoir, poetry, children’s books, and literary speculative fiction that blends science, ancestry, and imagination.