Mapes, Tara

Tara Mapes has always loved writing. She began first at age 7 writing short stories on crumbled up paper fashioned to look like a book. She memorized and recited poetry throughout elementary. In middle school she wrote plays, and illustrated and wrote short stories. She carried a journal with her throughout her teens capturing emotion, perspective, and her soul's voice through poetry at diners, cemeteries, and ordinary experiences. She naturally progressed to taking pictures and telling stories about what she sees when she looks at Mother Nature. Her pictures and poetry gained popularity onlin...