As my own wedding approaches… by Tara Betts As my own wedding approaches, my fiancé and I know that poetry will be part of the ceremony and the table settings. So, we found ourselves asking what were instrumental poets, poems, and anthologies. When I was in undergrad, I kept going back to Dudley Randall’s anthology [...]
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As my own wedding approaches…
Posted in tara betts on May 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: Pedagogy at Urban Word NYC
Posted in tara betts, tagged hip hop, pedagogy, Urban Word NYC on May 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: Pedagogy at Urban Word NYC by Tara Betts I have been meaning to blog about my class at Urban Word NYC since May began. To express my joy at the rich dialogue and their irreverent humor. They draw on so many sources that I cannot stop laughing or thinking along with them. [...]
Betts’ 2010 Summer Reading
Posted in tara betts, tagged 2010 Summer Reading List, Reading List, tara betts on May 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Betts’ 2010 Summer Reading by Tara Betts Ever since I was kid, I looked forward to the summer reading program at my local library. My fifth grade teacher made caterpillars out of all the books that we read. Each green circle had the title and author of the book and we wrote a [...]
Introducting May Blogger, Tara Betts!
Posted in tara betts on April 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Introducing TBR’s May Blogger, Tara Betts! Tara Betts is the author of the book Arc and Hue, and a lecturer in creative writing at Rutgers University and a Cave Canem fellow. Tara’s work has appeared in Essence, Obsidian III, Callaloo, PMS, Meridians, Drum Voices Revue, Ninth Letter, Hanging Loose, Drunken Boat, Mythium, and Reverie. Her [...]
