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Violeta Garcia-Mendoza

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Violeta Garcia-Mendoza is a Spanish-American poet, teacher, and suburban wildlife photographer. She is the author of Songs for the Land-Bound (June Road Press, 2024). Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, and in 2022, she received a grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation. She is a member of the Madwomen in the Attic Writing Workshops at Carlow University. Violeta lives with her husband, children, and pack of rescue dogs on a small certified wildlife habitat in western Pennsylvania.

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	The Maternal Is Political: Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change by Shari MacDonald Strong (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Foreword), Judith Stadtman Tucker (Contributor) 3.99 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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