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Her that does not listen~ I wanted to bring her these gifts
The way that the wise men brought gifts to Jesus~
But I am only wise enough to know that
I cannot fill her absences, and
That it is no wonder at
All that she was
Given the
Name
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Leila A. Fortier is a poet, artist,
and photographer currently
residing in Okinawa, Japan
while pursuing her BFA in creative
writing through Southern
New Hampshire University. Her
sculpted poetry is often accompanied
by her own multi-medium
forms of art, photography,
and spoken performance. The
use of italics in her text forms a symbolic representation of
inner dialog while the tilde lends to the fluidity and continuum
of her thought processes. Selections of her work have been
translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, and German in
a growing effort to foster cultural diversity and understanding
through the voice of poetry. With over one hundred publishing
credits, her work in all its mediums has been featured in a vast
array of publications both in print and online. A complete listing
of her published works can be found at: www.leilafortier.com
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