Tiana Clark
www.tianaclark.com •
Education
· Tennessee State University, B.S. in Africana studies, May 2009
· Vanderbilt University, M.F.A. candidate for poetry 2017
Poetry Publications
· Crab Orchard Review, “Particle Fever” forthcoming August 2015
· Native Magazine, featuring four poems, June 2015
· “Magic” Word Riot, November 2014
· “My Apology” Nashville Arts Magazine, 2014
· “The Ayes Have It” Raven Chronicles, 2014
· "Aerie” Motif V3: all the livelong day, Motes Books, 2011
· “Ex-Nihilo” Southwestern Review, 2003
Work History
· Event Coordinator, Executive Assistant and Office Manager at BE Music & Entertainment (February 2012 — July 2015)
Internships
· Grant Writing Internship, Safe Haven Family Shelter (Spring 2011)
· Research Internship, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
(Summer 2010)
Writing Activities, Memberships and Affiliations
· Member and Facilitator, Lucille Clifton Collective, 2013-present
· Board member, Porch Writers’ Collective, 2014-present
· Founder and Member, Poetry Church (local writing workshop group), 2014-present
Selected Readings
· Poet’s Corner, Scarritt Bennett Center, July 2014 & August 2016
· Lyrical Brew, Barnes and Noble at Vanderbilt (three times)
· Poetry in the Brew
· Writings on The Wall
· Third Man Books (Southern Festival of Books)
· East Side Story reading
· East Side Storytellin’ December 2014
· Luminous Café: Poetic Inspiration
· Heartbreak Happy Hour, February 2015
· Porch Secret Show, March 2015
· Literary Death Match, runner up, April 2015
· ETAL poetry reading series, May 2015
Teaching & Professional Experience
· Middle School poetry workshop, Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary School
· Middle School poetry workshop, Time To Rise at Ensworth High School
· Poetry mentorship, Poverty & the Arts non-profit
· Poetry Workshop, Youth Villages, July 2015
· Speaker, Girls To The Moon camp for young girls, September 2015
Title of my session “Creative Writing: Exploring the world through words”
Workshop History and Education
· MTSU Write, Fall 2010, mentor Bill Brown & Summer 2014, mentor Jeff Hardin
· Vanderbilt, Saturday University Poetry Series, Spring 2014, spring 2015
· The Porch Writers’ Collective, workshop leader: Kendra Decolo, six-week poetry workshop, November 2014
· New Harmony Writer’s Workshop, workshop leader: Ross Gay, June 2015
Poetry Awards and Scholarships
· Pushcart Prize nomination, 2013, The Raven Chronicles
· Scholarship, The New Harmony Writers Workshop, June 21-27, 2015