Becky Birtha

Becky Birtha (born October 11, 1948) is an American poet and children's author who lives in the greater Philadelphia area.^[1] She is best known for her poetry and short stories depicting African-American and lesbian relationships, often focusing on topics such as interracial relationships, emotional recovery from a breakup, single parenthood and adoption. Her poetry was featured in the acclaimed 1983 anthology of African-American feminist writing Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology, edited by Barbara Smith and published by Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press. She has won a Lambda Literary award for her poetry. She has been awarded grants from the Pew Fellowships in the Arts,^[2] the National Endowment for the Arts^[3] and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts^[3] to further her literary works. In recent years she has written three children's historical fiction picture books about the African-American experience.