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Tara Betts is the author of the forthcoming REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR, BREAK THE HABIT, ARC AND HUE, and the chapbooks 7 x 7: kwansabas, and the THE GREATEST!: AN HOMAGE TO MUHAMMAD ALI. She is a Cave Canem fellow and holds an MFA from New England College and a Ph.D. from Binghamton University. REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR is available at Small Press Distribution now. https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/978... ...more

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	Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements by Adrienne Maree Brown (Editor/Contributor), Walidah Imarisha (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Sheree Renée Thomas (Foreword) 3.94 avg rating — 4,178 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 1 by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tara Betts (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lazuli Jones (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.82 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arc & Hue 4.59 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Refuse to Disappear 4.76 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Break the Habit 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This is What it Feels Like to Exist 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	7x7: kwansabas it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry Magazine February 2021 by Tara Betts (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Joshua Bennett (Editor), Sarah Ross (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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