"Hi Tara! I hope things are going well for you and that our paths cross again one of these days!"
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Dera R Williams left a comment for Tara Betts
"Yes indeed, an ongoing process for sure. I get overwhelmed. I know I need to finish my book and then I see calls for submissions for literary mags I want to send a story to. I need to get better organized. :-)
Did you attend Squaw Valley and…"
Tara Betts left a comment for Dera R Williams
"Dera, thanks for the kind words about my publications! I see you're a Squaw Valley and a VONA alum as well. It looks like you've published quite a bit too. It's an ongoing process, right?"
Tara Betts posted a status
"revised a short nonfiction excerpt today, and I have an idea for a poem percolating."
Tara Betts replied to the discussion 'The Literary Equivalent of Farmville'
"The electronic fun that I've been interested in has been http://www.poemflow.com. Videos on movingpoems.com and motionpoems.com too."
Tara Betts posted events
Terrance Hayes & Tara Betts
October 5, 2011 from 7:30pm to 10:30pm2nd Annual Detroit Michigan Writers Retreat
September 16, 2011 from 7pm to 9pmPablo Neruda Birthday & villanelle workshop
July 30, 2011 from 2pm to 4pm
Tara Betts liked Kamy Wicoff's blog post Writing Is Not A Contest! (No Matter How Much Some Dudes Wish It Were)
Penny Harter left a comment for Tara Betts
"Hi, Tara. I so seldom sign onto She Writes, that I just got your message from September, and now it's May. You were talking about the Dodge Festival, I guess, when you said "see you in a few weeks." Hope all's well and that our…"
Dera R Williams left a comment for Tara Betts
"Congratulations on finshing your sci fi story. You have quite an impressive publication record."
Tara Betts posted an event
Mahogany Books DC hosts Arc & Hue party w/ Tara Betts at U-topia
September 20, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
MahoganyBooks is excited to bring world renowned poet and author, Tara Betts, to Washington, D.C. The event will take place at U-topia, 1418 U Street on Monday, September 20, 6:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m. This event celebrates the one year anniversary of Tara Betts’ debut poetry collection, Arc & Hue.The evening’s highlights will feature Tara Betts and special guest poets, Derrick Weston Brown, Sonya Renee, & Truth Thomas, reading from her acclaimed book in the relaxing, eclectic atmosphere of…See More
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- http://www.tarabetts.net
http://www.twitter.com/tarabetts
http://www.myspace.com/tarabettswrites
I also have a facebook fan page.
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- The poetry collection ARC & HUE (Aquarius Press/Willow Books).
Anthology publications:
A Face to Meet the Faces: A Anthology of Contemporary Persona Poems (University of Akron Press)
Villanelles (Everyman's Library)
Gathering Ground (University of Michigan Press),
Bum Rush the Page (Crown/Three Rivers),
ROLE CALL (Third World Press),
That Takes Ovaries! (Crown/Three Rivers),
Fingernails Across a Chalkboard (Third World Press),
Letters to the World: Poems from the Wom-Po Listserv (Red Hen Press), Home Girls Make Some Noise: Hip Hop Feminism (Parker Publishing), Hurricane Blues (Southeast Missouri State University Press),
Spoken Word Revolution (Source Books),
Spoken Word Revolution Redux (Source Books),
Black Writing from Chicago (Southern Illinois University Press),
These Hands I Know (Sarabande),
Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry (Manic D Press), Power Lines: Ten Years of Poetry from Chicago's Guild Complex (Tia Chucha Press).
- My writing is:
- Poetry, Journalism, Blog Posts
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- TheRumpus.net
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Cave Canem, Acentos, Urban Word NYC, VONA, Squaw Valley, Bread Loaf
- My professional associations:
- AWP, MLA.
- I found out about She Writes from:
Comment Wall (29 comments)
- At 6:44pm on November 18, 2011,
Mary Hawley said… Hi Tara! I hope things are going well for you and that our paths cross again one of these days!
- At 11:44am on August 9, 2011,
Dera R Williams said… Yes indeed, an ongoing process for sure. I get overwhelmed. I know I need to finish my book and then I see calls for submissions for literary mags I want to send a story to. I need to get better organized. :-)
Did you attend Squaw Valley and Vona?
- At 5:09pm on June 2, 2011,
Penny Harter said… - Hi, Tara. I so seldom sign onto She Writes, that I just got your message from September, and now it's May. You were talking about the Dodge Festival, I guess, when you said "see you in a few weeks." Hope all's well and that our paths cross again sometime soon.
- At 12:46am on March 18, 2011, Dera R Williams said…
- Congratulations on finshing your sci fi story. You have quite an impressive publication record.
- At 5:31pm on February 20, 2011,
Demetrice Anntia Worley said… - I'm finally here! Thank you for "friend request."
- At 11:50am on October 1, 2010,
Marjorie Tesser said… - Hi Tara!
- At 1:12pm on September 29, 2010,
Janet Riehl said… - Tara,
Thanks for the friend request and following Riehlife. I love the title "Rhythm of Structure: The Hyper Quilt Show." My mission is creating connections through the arts and across cultures. If you'd like to write a guest post for www.riehlife.com, I'd welcome your thoughts.
Janet Riehl
- At 11:01am on September 28, 2010,
Willona S. said… - Good to see you too. Everything is connected, right? Hope all is well!
- At 6:18pm on September 27, 2010,
Odilia Galván Rodríguez said… - Hola Tara! Sending you big hugs!
- At 11:14am on September 26, 2010,
Annie Finch said…
- hey Tara!!!!
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