Theo Boyd

Thelizabeth "Theo" Boyd was born and raised on a farm in Whitney, Texas, named after her grandmothers Thelma and Elizabeth. Known as "Theo" since middle school, she began writing poems with her father and learning resilience from er mother. She pursued higher education later in life, becoming a high school English and Creative Writing teacher--earning "Rookie Teacher of the Year" her first year--and contributing as a newspaper columnist.