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TC Tolbert [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Tucson, AZ
Arizona US
Email: 
tctolbert74@gmail.com
Bio: 

Genderqueer feminist poet and teacher. S/he believes in working across communities – building bridges wherever possible. TC earned his MFA in Poetry from UA in 2005 and currently teaches at The University of Arizona and Pima Community College. S/he is also the Assistant Director of Casa Libre en la Solana. S/he spends his summers leading wilderness trips for Outward Bound.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Chattanooga
Raised in: 
Chattanooga, TN
Tennessee
Website: 
https://www.tctolbert.com [2]
Prizes won: 

TC was awarded the Arizona Commission on the Arts Individual Artist Award in 2012 and a residency at Byrdcliffe. His work won the Arizona Statewide Poetry Competition in 2010, chosen by Linda Russo. TC’s first full length collection, Gephyromania, was a finalist for the Sawtooth Poetry Prize in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and is forthcoming from Ahsahta Press.

Identifies as: 
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/tc_tolbert [2] https://www.tctolbert.com