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Joanne Van Leerdam

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Born

in Australia

Website

https://www.jvlpoet.com

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Genre

Poetry, Fiction

Influences

Tennyson, Whitman, Bronte, Paterson, Lawson.

Member Since

December 2009

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Joanne Van Leerdam is a poet and author of short stories. Her body of work consists of four poetry collections, one short story collection, a play, and a contribution to an anthology.

When she's not writing poetry, Joanne is a teacher of English, History and Drama/Production. She is an active member and performer in her local theatre company.
Her hobbies include reading, photography, and music.

She is proud to be both an Australian and an honorary Canadian.

She does like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.

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A Protest.

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Not

A

Poem.

This

Is

A

Protest.

A

Word

On

Each

Line

Does

Not

Make

It

A

Poem

Unless

Each

Line

Means

Something

In

Itself.

Wouldn’t

It

Be

Ironic

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Became

My

Most

Popular

Piece

Of

Writing

Ever?

A

Bestseller,

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