Tiana Clark


Tiana Clark is an American poet. Clark is the author of Equilibrium and I Can't Talk About The Trees Without The Blood. Her work has been recognized with a Rattle Poetry Prize and a Pushcart Prize.

Education

Clark received her B.A in Africana and Women’s Studies at TSU, then graduated from Vanderbilt University's M.F.A. program. She worked as the editor for the Nashville Review while at the university.

Writing

The chapbook Equilibrium was published by Bull City Press after the manuscript won the 2016 Frost Place Chapbook Competition. The book draws on religious themes and language to explore being both Black and a woman. I Can't Talk About The Trees Without The Blood, Clark's first full length collection, was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2018.
Clark's poem "The Ayes Have It", a response to the murder of Trayvon Martin was adapted into a short film by Savanah Leaf. Her poem "BBHMM" won a 2019 Pushcart Prize.

Recognition