Tonya "TW" Harris has been writing poetry for over ten years. It started out as a hobby then grew into a profound passion. Within that time she has written five collections of poetry and two collections of short stories. She has participated in various art events throughout Chicago, Los Angeles, and St. Louis. She is also the owner of an organization name Paper Artist that assist with promoting artist and giving them the chance to network with others. Some of her most recent works " The Notebook of an Everyday Poet" can be found at Subterranean Books in the Delmar Loop in St. Louis and the other " New Skin"can be found online at Amazon Kindle. She has also had the privilege of working with Eber & Wein Publishing in 2016 and getting one of her works titled "Time" published in their annual book Where the Mind Dwells Proclamation.