Tatiana Johnson-Boria (she/her) is the author of Nocturne in Joy (Sundress Publications 2023). She’s an educator, artist, and facilitator who uses her writing practice to dismantle racism, reckon with trauma, and to cultivate healing. She’s an award-winning writer who’s received distinguished fellowships from Tin House, The Massachusetts Cultural Council, The MacDowell Residency, and others. Tatiana completed her MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College and teaches at Emerson College, GrubStreet, and others. Find her work in or forthcoming at The Academy of American Poets, Ploughshares, and Kenyon Review, among others. She’s represented by Lauren Scovel at Laura Gross Literary.
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