Tamarah Rockwood

Tamarah Rockwood is a writer, speaker, educator, leader, and mother.   She obtained her degree in Creative Writing and Literature from Harvard University and is the Founder and CEO of Bainbridge Island Press, an independent poetry publishing house.  A successful writer herself, she recently released her second book of poetry, A, B. ,  and is currently working on a major novel.  In addition to poetry and prose, she has written several screen and stage plays, for venues from local community theatre to professional screenwriting.  Tamarah has become a leader in Washington’s Kitsap County organizing several local poetry events and communities, including Ars Poetica which brings poets and artists together, and Poetry Corners, an annual celebration of poetry and poets on Bainbridge Island.  She has served as Chairwoman of the Literary Committee at the prestigious Rainer Club in Seattle, having also served as the Wine Committee chair.  She is the current President of ANHW, the Alumnae/i Network of Harvard Women through the Harvard Club of Seattle. She lives on Bainbridge Island, WA, with her husband and five children.