Tamara J Madison

Tamara J. Madison is a poet, performer, writer, and editor. Her work is published and recorded in various literary magazines including World Literature Today, Poetry International, MER and Callaloo. Her poetry collection, Threed, This Road Not Damascus, is published by Trio House Press and was short-listed in the 2015 Willow Books Literature Award. Threed… has been reviewed in Poetry International, Cider Press Review, Empty Mirror Review, and Cordella Magazine. Her poetry has been nominated for Pushcart Prizes (2012, 2022) and Best of the Net (2019). 

Tamara is the creator and host of BREAKDOWN: The Poet & The Poems, a conversation series on YouTube to spread awareness of poets and their poetry as inspiration and motivation for everyday life. She has also shared her poetry on the TEDx platform. 

Tamara has performed for stage, television, and studio and facilitates creative writing workshops. She is an MFA graduate of New England College and a Hedgebrook, Anaphora Arts and Ucross Fellow. She teaches as a professor of English and Creative Writing. Tamara has served on numerous panels and has received awards from United Arts of Central Florida and South Arts. She is currently completing a new full-length poetry collection based on her ancestry.