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  <name><![CDATA[Heather Kristina Thomas]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Heather is a Southern California native. Her passion for writing poetry was really stoked at the age of 12. It was then, that she discovered the writings of Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, and Max Ehrmann. 

Currently, Heather is a student at the University of California where she studies Political Science.

&quot;A Place for You and Me&quot; is Heather's first collection of poetry.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Max Ehrmann, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Sylvia Plath]]></influences>  <gender>female</gender>    <born_at>07/26/1986</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[A Place for You and Me]]></title>
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  <published>2009</published>  
  
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