About Tonya Foster
Born 1966. Tonya Foster is an American writer and poet.
Tonya Monique Foster (born January 20, 1966), is an American poet, essayist, and professor at San Francisco State University.
Biography Foster was born in Bloomington, Illinois but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She earned a BA from Tulane University. She then went on to obtain an MFA from the University of Houston. She earned her PhD from CUNY Graduate Center.
Awards
2023 C.D. Wright Award for Poetry
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American poet, essayist, and educator
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Tonya Foster was born on 20 January 1966 in Bloomington.
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Tonya Foster is a writer and poet.
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Tonya Foster is American.
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