Misrak Terefe is a well-known poet and performer based in Addis Ababa. She is a founding member of the Tobiya Poetic Jazz group, which holds hugely popular monthly literary/musical events at the Ras Hotel in Addis Ababa. She was the first female poet to put out her own VCD and is featured in other joint publications as well as on the Tobiya DVD (vol 1). She has published one book of poems, called Chew Berenda (Salt Market).