Testimonials
"Tara Prakash embodies the hope we have for poetry-- she gives to poetry the attention, stamina, and commitment an Olympic athlete gives to their sport."
-- Grace Cavalieri, Tenth Maryland Poet Laureate
"Tara Prakash is the student teachers dream of, and every librarian should be proud of. To say she’s got passion is an understatement. I mean, the girl’s got grit. As founder of Write to Right, she’s spreading the joy of writing to her peers through training and to young people from all backgrounds with student-led workshops. But she doesn’t stop there. The goal is not only creative expression, but social transformation. Friends of the Library, Montgomery County has been proud to partner with Write to Right to offer free writing workshops in libraries to students of our Mosaic creative writing program. Seeing her team take young writers on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment is powerful and downright magical. Tara Prakash is the hope we need and leader this world deserves."
-- Ari Brooks, Executive Director, Friends of the Library, Montgomery County
"Best of all, there is a powerful urge in [her] telling to connect in [her] writing, to connect with the subject [she is] writing about, whether it’s in nature (as in “On Erosion”), the gritty substances and smells in the bike shop, or in making care-full contact with human vulnerability, charming and tragic as [she] observe[s] it in “The Girl Who Birthed a Moon.” [She] also do[es] a remarkable job connecting with the physical world, using the senses. [Her] writing is refreshingly unself-indulgent in both [her] commitment and in [her] craftsmanship of these tellings. I sometimes think having imagination means being able to perceive what’s in front of you, not what’s beyond you. Being aware. [She] clearly [has] talent, of course, but I admire that powerful intelligence in [her] that delves into the material world and discovers, not in spite of it, but through it, the stuff that’s not material, the soulful."
-- Ashish Patwardhan, English Teacher, Sidwell Friends School
“Tara Prakash has been bitten hard by the writing bug, and it’s a delight to see her share that passion via Write to Right. Writing well defines issues and ideas, and defines the writer as someone who cares and understands. Hats off both to [Tara] and her organization [Write to Right]. Tara is spreading the wealth. She and Write to Right deserve our praise and our support."
-- Bob Levey, former columnist at The Washington Post, former professor of journalism and writing
"Tara took the initiative in introducing Write to Right to my team. She worked to finalize the curriculum, assemble the team of facilitators, coordinate schedules, and oversee logistics in program delivery. Tara was very diligent in her communication about the program and worked with us to determine where it would best fit within the scope of our programming. With Tara's leadership I felt confident in the program's success and would highly recommend it to other providers."
-- Sterling Pino-DeGale, Senior Program Director, Kid Power Inc
"Thank you [to Tara], so much for sharing with us [her work in Write to Right] - this ... gives so much hope for youth empowerment in the arts! We are so grateful for [her] leadership and that [she is] such an integral part of our community!"
-- Léna Roy, Director of Teen Programs, Writopia Lab