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Introducing Ann Christine Tabaka — Interview

YBI Interviews 2023

Ravyne Hawke
You’ve Been Informed!
12 min readFeb 26, 2023

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Image by Ann Christine Tabaka

Welcome to another interview here at YBI! I owe you all an apology for how late I am with getting these interviews out — both to the interviewees and to readers. I still have a long list of interviewees to work through, but I absolutely love this process! While I am asking all of them the same questions, their unique answers are making this a joyous interaction. I’ve loved getting to know these amazing writers so much more and I do hope you, the readers, are also enjoying this. Let’s take a deep dive into another fantastic writer’s writing life!

Ann Christine Tabaka has been such an inspiration to me since I first met her over at Artique. She is a fabulous artist and poet. When I view her art, I have a sense of awe that leaves me speechless. The same feeling arises when I read her poetry. She is seasoned in both and you can just tell that she is dedicated to both crafts. Later, as you will discover, she is also an essayist. Allow me to introduce you to the fantabulous Anne Christine Tabaka!

Question 1: At what age did you get the desire to be a writer?

ACT — Around the age of 66. I kept a hand-written notebook with musings and rhymes since the age of 14, but I…

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Ravyne Hawke
You’ve Been Informed!

Writing Coach, Poet, Fiction Writer, Essayist, Artist, Dreamer | “Enlightenment is when a wave realizes it is the Ocean” ~Thich Nhat Hanh