poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and
the thought has found words.
Talia Green is a lover of words: a poet, an editor, a musician. Her mulitple writing accolades, as well as her recently published book of poems, Faces and Frames (Assure Press, LLC), has earned Talia the reputation of one of the most promising young writers from the Tristate area. Among other notable publications, her work has appeared in SELF Magazine (Condé Nast), A Gathering of the Tribes Magazine, Alloy Literary Magazine, and Jabberwok Review.
11/10
My favorite tree dyed itself amber overnight— where it found its overtone, from muddy roots or sooty sky, I couldn’t know— Its covert shift, so unforeseen, morphing in the span between my early rest to groggy rise, its yellow struck me paralyzed, its vibrancy sunkissed my eyes like it sponged daylight into its hand— […]
In the tunnel of my lifeline סבתא שלי חיה, היא נושמת 1 her humming echoes, היא ממלאת את דמי בשיר 2, she drapes her prayers inside me כמו חופה של ברכתה like fresh linen clipped to a clothing line מושעה, מתנודדת בנשיפת אלוהים, 4 She swaddles me in her mother’s fabric המצעים שנתנו פעם לאמא […]
10/15
a tribute written and performed by Talia, in loving memory of her aunt.
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mahatma gandhi
writing contest at
princeton university
roxbury young
playwrights competition
william faulkner literary
competition
one-act playwriting
competition award
("Ink Never Dulls")
achievement awards in writing
one-act playwriting
competition award
("Public Transportation")
one-act playwriting
competition award
("Ink Never Dulls")
New Jersey governor's
award Talia Green for her
play "Ink Never Dulls" in
the nj young playwrights
competition
Gold Key (Poetry - "Past")
Silver Key (Writing Portfolio)
Silver Key (Poetry - "Billboards")
Silver Key(Poetry - "Status Update-8:57pm")
Silver Key (Critical Essay - "We are still looking down")
Honorable Mention (Poetry -"Anchored Defeat")
Honorable Mention(Poetry - "Fourth")
Honorable Mention(Poetry - "Subject Regimen")
Honorable Mention(Dramatic Script - "Ink Never Dulls")