Terra Emerson. Poet.
About
Terra Emerson (she/her) is an emerging poet based in Northern California. She grew up among the oak trees and manzanita of Mendocino County. She works as a teen services librarian and gets to witness the brilliance of young people every day. Her work has been published in Ink & Marrow, Rise Up Review, and South Broadway Press. She lives with her tuxedo cat, Margot, and way too many books.
Publications
South Broadway Press [Print]-"When There Were Libraries” (Nominated for a Pushcart Prize) & “The Cleaver,” A Poet's Directory of Wild Things, 2026
40West Arts [Print] - “Fear is my Weather Vein,” Progress (not perfection), 2025
Rise Up Review - “What They Didn’t Teach Me in Library School,” 2025
Ink & Marrow - “Unruly,” Issue no. 8, 2025
Upcoming Readings
Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm - Elegies at the Art House at Neon Raspberry Art House in Occidental, CA