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    Ebook41 pages19 minutes

    Removing

    By Melissa Butler

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    Melissa Butler lives in Cape Town and Pittsburgh, PA. In the US, she teaches kindergarten. In South Africa, she writes and works with pre schools in the Eastern Cape. She has a Masters degree in Curriculum Theory from Penn State University and a Masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. This is her first book of poetry.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherModjaji Books
    Release dateFeb 21, 2011
    ISBN9781920397203
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