Tonya Foster


Tonya 'Monique Foster', 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.

Career

She has taught at Bard College, Queens College CUNY, Baruch College CUNY, andCalifornia College of the Arts. She currently holds the position of the George and Judy Marcus Endowed Chair, Associate Professor at San Francisco State University,

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