Tina Huerta

Serious writing for Tina began in 1989 at the University of Arizona when her first poem, Ethereal Rein, was published in the university’s annual Persona. The following year she won a performance for her first play in the university’s annual 10 Minutes or Less. While continuing to write poetry and fairy tales, Tina did not return to seeking publication until 2009 when Scott Stanley, former editor of The Tucson Poet and Igloo Press agreed to publish her first collection. So yes, the poetry within each of her collections span 26 years of writing.

“I was busy winning awards in short subject film, mostly comedies and I was also a self-supporting single mother.”

Tina’s poetry rises from a concoction of connotation, assonance, consonance coupled with rhythm, and often a twist of meiosis and imagery ladled by Free Verse.