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Tamra Poltnick's poems course the dialectic between freedom and containment, banging up against elements and identities along the way. In the process of observing the walls of cities, of motherhood, of the human heart, or even a verse's form, the poems discover cracks, leading to an infinite sky. Such wild blue yonder offers wisdom, liberation, and a canopy over the sacred, the frivolous, and the profane.
About the author
Tamra Plotnick has work in a variety of journals and anthologies. She has read and performed her work in multimedia shows at a range of venues, including La Mama Theater, Zinc Bar, KGB, and Cornelia Street Cafe. Her writing workshops meld creative writing with movement. She earned a master's degree in Creative Writing from City College of New York, where she won a New York Times Fellowship and an undergraduate degree from Sarah Lawrence College. Additionally, she holds a Master's degree in education and is a certified yoga instructor. She teaches English Language Arts in an alternative public high school in Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn with her family.
