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This poem is from the chapbook Tender Broken Things by Angela Griner (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/tender-broken-things-by-angela-griner/
Angela Griner is a writer, artist, and educator living in Orlando, Florida. She currently teaches courses in responsive and inclusive literacy practices in education at Rollins College and is passionate about the role of mental health and trauma-informed practices in teaching and learning. She holds an MA in Reading and an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction, specializing in urban and multicultural education. For more information or permission to use any of the words here, email: angelagriner@gmail.com. To see artwork and regularly posted writings, go to: https://angelagriner.com. She is the author of two other poetry books, Blessing the Waters and A Kind of Flourishing.
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