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Tara A. Elliott

@tara-a-elliott.bsky.social
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Poet, Teacher, Executive Director of Eastern Shore Writers Association, Host of Thursdays with ESWA Writing Zoomcast, Chair of Bay to Ocean Writers Conference

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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thrilled to appear as September’s featured poet in FotoSpecchio: A showcase for visual and literary art. Heartfelt thanks to amazing editors Grace Cavalieri and Dan Murano. fotospecchio.com/poets/tara-e...
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Tara Elliott
Tara Elliott is a beacon of light, publishing and presenting other poets. We now turn the light on her own work-- a voice intimate and profound.Her pace and cadence are music; her physical details are...
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thrilled to appear as September’s featured poet in FotoSpecchio: A showcase for visual and literary art. Heartfelt thanks to amazing editors Grace Cavalieri and Dan Murano. fotospecchio.com/poets/tara-e...
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Tara Elliott
Tara Elliott is a beacon of light, publishing and presenting other poets. We now turn the light on her own work-- a voice intimate and profound.Her pace and cadence are music; her physical details are...
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The white grey green blooms of Grancy Greybeard, a spring blooming ornamental tree, fill this photo.  The blooms are pale fringe, like a 1920’s flapper’s dress hem, falling gracefully over themselves. The dark bark of the branches seems to lance them.  A blue sky is peeking in the distance through the branches and blossoms.
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Celebrate National Poetry Month! Sat., Apr 18 @ 1:00 p.m. Live at Rockwood Museum, 4651 Washington Street Extension, Wilmington, DE 19802 and also available via Zoom. Open mic. To register: carole.mckinney@newcastlede.gov
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
1986 was 40 years ago and I remember feeling the same when Reagan was President. Like my son now, I was 16 and a sophomore in high school. Tonight, while he did his algebra, we waited to see if nuclear weapons would be launched. I had hoped we’d be so much more advanced as a world at this point…
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Tears for Fears - Everbody to Rule the World
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Dark branches of a dogwood blooming from the left into a turquoise and light navy mottled sky.  The white blossoms are turned away toward the sun.  Each of the four bracts my bears a dark purple blotch at the tip in the center, a scar from when the buds were sealed shut during winter to protect the flowers within. The legend of the dogwood states there Romans used it as the timber on which the cross was built to crucify Christ.  The marks signify his blood from the nail marks. 

The image is reminiscent of Van Gogh’s “Almond Blossoms”, though the  branches in this image start left and veer to the right whereas Van Gogh’s painting has the tree growing straight up and the branches veering in both directions.
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Fantastic article in the Cambridge Spy about Bay to Ocean 2026 by the fantastic Doug Fields that encapsulates the spirit of ESWA and the magic of S. A. Cosby's speech.
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Working in the Shadows: The Unseen Community of Eastern Shore Writers - Cambridge Spy
By R. Douglas Fields Hardworking watermen are Eastern Shore icons, but there is a hidden community of workers in the Chesapeake region that few people know about. “OMG—Yeah!”  Liza Roe said she was su...
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy International Women’s Day! 💕 “wishes for sons” by Lucille Clifton…
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Join us for a star-studded reading by speakers of the 2026 Bay to Ocean Writers Conference on Thursday, March 12th from 7:30-9 pm EST. FREE & OPEN TO ALL –LIVE ON ZOOM! To register: easternshorewriters.org/event-6605041
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The image shows a heavily snow-covered 200 year-Old pine tree branches in the foreground, with the 
branches extending diagonally across the image. The snow is thickly layered on the branches and needles. In the background, there are additional trees visible, also covered in snow. A power line runs horizontally across the lower part of the image. The sky appears overcast, contributing to the wintry scene. It is eerily gray, almost slightly green, with streaks of snow being caught in the camera lens also vertically during the February blizzard of 2026.
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The image shows a close-up view of tree branches covered in snow. The branches are densely packed, creating a complex network of lines and shapes in the very faint peach morning light. The snow is thickly layered on the branches of a tall pine on the left and a crape Myrtle in the forefront and the right, highlighting their contours and adding texture. In the background, larger tree trunks and branches are visible, also covered in snow, contributing to the overall wintry scene. The trees appear to be tall, with branches extending upwards and outwards, filling the frame. The sky is slightly visible through the several-inch snow covered branches, providing a contrasting backdrop.
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Get your ticket for the 29th Bay to Ocean Writers Conference! Featuring NYT Best Selling author S.A. Cosby! March 14th, LIVE at Chesapeake College on Maryland’s Eastern Shore! easternshorewriters.org/event-6448395
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The 2026 Bay to Ocean Writers Conference (sponsored by nonprofit ESWA) takes place on March 14th in Wye Mills Maryland. Over 30 craft-based sessions for writers to choose from, and featuring NY Times Best selling author, S.A. Cosby as our keynote. For more: easternshorewriters.org/page-1075433
Photo of NY Times bestselling author S.A. Cosby, wearing a white collared shirt over a black t-shirt. Cosby is a pensive, solidly-built black male stroking his dark beard streaked with grey with his right hand. He is wearing a solid black ball cap with no logo.  Behind him on the wood paneled wall is a banner featuring a white dove with open wings on a black background.
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Snow Moon
Along the roadside, an open field blanketed with snow—trees dark in the distance, golden marsh grasses near the road mirroring the peach light of the already set sun.  The Snow Moon rising in the far distance, high in the deep blue sky.
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
RIP Rob Reiner, 1947-2025. “As you wish.”
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Join us!
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
You won’t want to miss the stunning debut poetry collection from the incredible Cassandra Whitaker! Join us for the launch on 7/29! bsky.app/profile/cass...
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Thrilled to find a home for the lead poem of my manuscript Whorl. Thanks to editor Adam Vines and the Birmingham Poetry Review editorial team for the publication!
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Excited to give the Poetry Day Keynote on Sunday, May 18th LIVE at Manor Mill! If you’re in the Baltimore/DC/Annapolis area there are still a few seats remaining. Register for Poetry Day at manor-mill.com/poetryday
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Hope to see you in Wilmington on Saturday! Excited to share my poems alongside stellar poets David Little and David Kozinski at the mansion!
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Excited to share the stage with writing friends Brent Lewis, Kenton Kilgore, Beth Dulin and Joyce Maust! Hope you can join us live at Queen Anne’s County Centre for the Arts in Centreville, Maryland on Saturday, April 12th from 7-9 pm EST! @brentfnalewis.bsky.social @bethdulin.bsky.social
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Thanks to all for the fabulous birthday wishes! Had a blast rocking out the open mic at the BTO After Party at QACAC for 55! Much thanks to all for the happy wishes! 💕
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Thanks ESWA for the privilege of chairing the Bay to Ocean Conference since 2018. It has been an honor to work with so many speakers whom I’ll continue to work with on Thursday’s with ESWA as Executive Director. The conference is in great hands with Faith Addair & Ron Sauder taking up the charge.
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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The Skinny Poetry Journal @tspjournal.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The Skinny Poetry Journal honors the vibrant pulse of diversity – totalmente. @josefpadua.bsky.social @hiramlarew.bsky.social @alanwking.bsky.social @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social @timsingleton122.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/hoco... @bumpyjonasdc.bsky.social theskinnypoetryjournal.com
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
IDIC: "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. Symbolizing the elements that create truth and beauty." --Spock
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy new year!
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Happy holidays from the land of the flu! My son is lying low with Rudolph’s red nose, boxes of tissues, & Robitussin and has asked for no pictures from the mamarazzi this year. 🤣 Happy holidays to all!
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Aldo Amparán @skygoneout.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Thrilled to share a beautiful new poem by Alfredo Aguilar featured on Zócalo Public Square! Take a moment to read it here: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/alfredo-agui...
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A Garden Creates the Need for a Gardener by Alfredo Aguilar | Poetry
The ringing inside the body of a pianoLong after my fingers have lifted from the keys A groove of tire tracks on a white road of snow     I
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Loved seeing the process of Octavio’s fantastic poem unfolding in this essay for Poetry Daily.
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Octavio Quintanilla on “Fig of Unfolding”
I must trust my process and my intuition. I must listen to sound and image and venture into roads the draft also clears for me, paths that, more than likely, I did not have the vision to see from the ...
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Thanks so much to editor Lisa Lewis and the editorial team of The Cimarron Review for publishing “Valentine” in the latest issue! 💕
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Ready to start cooking…
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
the lesson of the falling leaves by Lucille Clifton the leaves believe such letting go is love such love is faith such faith is grace such grace is god i agree with the leaves
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🤣 🤣🤣 Need a laugh after submitting your work?
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
In case you were trying to find Lit Mag News… Connect with Becky Tuch here: @beckyltuch.bsky.social
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Tara A. Elliott @tara-a-elliott.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Thrilled to have new Goddess poems from Whorl in DC-based Beltway Poetry Quarterly. Many thanks to editors Indran Amirthanayagam and Renee Gherity!
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Doubt, Invocation, Evocation: 3 Poems by Tara A. Elliott - Beltway Poetry Quarterly
Doubt Forgive me; for when I touched flame to char-black wick, when I smoothed the blunted edge of the knife across the whetstone, you must know, it was my sister’s uncertainties chirruping in my ear....
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