Tara Betts

Tara Betts is the author of three full-length poetry collections: ''Refuse to Disappear,'' which was published in June 2022 with The Word Works, ''Break the Habit'', which was published in October 2016 with Trio House Press, and her debut collection ''Arc & Hue'' on the Willow Books imprint of Aquarius Press. In 2010, ''Essence Magazine'' named her as one of their "40 Favorite Poets".

Betts was born in Kankakee, Illinois, and is the oldest of three siblings. Her first job was at the Kankakee Public Library. Betts received her B.A. in communication at Loyola University, Chicago. She is also a graduate of the Cave Canem and the MFA Program in Poetry at New England College (graduated 2007).

Betts worked with several non-profit organizations in Chicago, Illinois, including Gallery 37 and Young Chicago Authors. She received her Ph.D. in English/creative writing at Binghamton University in 2014. Provided by Wikipedia