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Tragic past, hopeful future: Woman finds solace in poetry and helping hands
The Shreveport Times, November 24, 2006 by Maggie Martin
"I want to float on a lily pad surrounded by tall grass and shoots in the middle of an oasis with waterfalls that sparkle like diamonds ..."
-- "My Love Oasis"
"I'm trapped inside of a trap with no way out. I'm physically bound to my trap. My mind grows weary from confines ..."
-- "Deliverance"
Snippets from "Emotions in Motion" by Shreveporter Shantell Jefferson, who shares in poetry the story of a life sometimes gone awry.
For many years, she wrote for herself, filling shelves of notebooks with her pennings.
The full text of this article can be found at The Shreveport Times.
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