A struggling poet, Tanya works the night shift at a Detroit law firm as a perma-temp proofreader. She knows about Ray's special talent as the result of their brief encounter after visiting his history class as part of a "Poets in the Schools" program. When they meet again at an entrepreneurial workshop, it is Tanya who reminds Ray of his winning tool.

She offers to help Ray in his new venture, for a percentage, while also pursuing her own project: Lyric Bread.