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Natalie C Parker (noun) - a lady with a penchant for writing, reading, running, and sunglasses; YA writer represented by Sarah Davies of the Greenhouse Literary Agency; terrified of zombies and jellyfish; addicted to nail polish, cello, and magical places; not good with rules.

Debut novel forthcoming in 2014 from HarperCollins, BEWARE THE WILD.

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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

You won’t allow me to go to school.
I won’t become a doctor.
Remember this:
One day you will be sick.

Poem written by an 11 year old Afghan girl 

This poem was recorded in a NYT magazine article about female underground poetry groups in Afghanistan. An amazing article about the ways in which women are using a traditional two line poetry form to express their resistance to male oppression, their feelings about love (considered blasphemous), and their doubts about religion. 

 Here’s the link

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