Tara Azzopardi's poetry has appeared in the anthologies Surreal Estate (The Mercury Press), Rogue Stimulus (Mansfield Press) and the magazines Kiss Machine, Catch A Falling Star and Perpetual Motion Machine. A bass player and singer, she has played with country band The Pining and heavy psych/metal outfit Desert Meditator. Tara worked in a slew of independent video stores, where most of her influences come from. Born in Etobicoke, she lives in Peterborough.