Volume Four: Chapter Thirteen - Our Conversation with Dr. Tara Betts

In Volume Four: Chapter Thirteen, we welcome teaching Artist, Poet, Performance Poet, Writer, Advocate, and Author of the upcoming poetry collection Refuse To Disappear, Dr Tara Betts.Kankakee, IL born and Chicago-based Dr. Betts is the Author of two full length poetry collections Arc and Hue and Break the Habit, and has published a number of chapbooks including Switch, Can I hang, and Circling Unexpectedly. Dr. Betts received her BA in communications from Loyola University, her MFA in creative writing from New England College, and her PhD in English/Creative Writing from Binghamton University. Her newest full length poetry collection Refuse to Disappear will be released this June via Word Works BooksConnect with Tara:Twitter: @tarabettsIG: @chitownbettsRecorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include:Meccamorphosis: Penny DreadfulsIG: @meccamorphosisWebsite: meccamorphosis.comTwitter: @meccaverdellAsis Sampson: 90's LoveIG: @theasiaprojectTwitter: @theasiaprojectWebsite: theasiaproject.comDua Saleh : Pins and NeedlesIG: @doitlikeduaWebsite: duasaleh.comTwitter: @doitlikeduaJavon Johnson: Black and happyIG: @javonismTwitter: @javonismAman Batra: IkeaIG: @amankbatraTwitter: @amankbatraWebsite: amankbatra.comConnect with, then listen and subscribe to the following podcasts we recommend:The Words I Never Said podcastIG: @gods_ink_spokenwordLife as We Grow It podcastIG: @lifeaswegrowitTwitter: @lifeaswegrowitThe Spoken World podcastTwitter: @spokenpodcast Website: thespokenwordpodcastIG: @thespokenworldUnspoken Words podcastIG: @unspokenwordspodcastTwitter: @beckythepoetYouTube:  Unspoken WordsWebsite: beckythepoet.comJourney with Mpho podcastIG: @journeywithmphoWebsite: journeywithmpho.comSupport the show