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10 Facts About Tara Newley

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Tara Cynara Newley was born on 12 October 1963 and is a British writer, broadcaster, and producer.

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Tara Newley lived in Paris for two years to study at The American College in Paris, where her poetry and journalism were first published.

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Tara Newley transferred to Boston University to study English, French, and Russian literature and poetry with Helen Vendler at Harvard.

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Tara Newley was a television presenter and recording artist in the early 1990s.

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Tara Newley released the single "Save Me from Myself" in 1993 on ZTT Records.

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Tara Newley provided voice-over work for children's shows such as Cubeez and Fimbles, as well as TV shows for Channel 5 and ITV.

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Tara Newley's poetry has appeared under her married name Arkle at the Bristol Poetry Festival in 2014 and The Poetry Shed in 2018.

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Tara Newley was long listed for the National Poetry Prize in 2019.

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Tara Newley is currently poet in residence at Sidcot School, North Somerset.

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Tara Newley was married to French composer Michael Adam, with whom she has a daughter, who was born in 1998.