1. Rx: Poetry.
- Author
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Clancy, Heather
- Subjects
POETS - Abstract
The article profiles Lauren Richmond, a 14-year-old poet in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Since age 10, she has been suffering from a life-threatening brain tumor called clivus chordoma. She wrote her first poem in sixth grade. She was later persuaded by her oncologist, Jeffrey Allen to publish her poems. The nonprofit organization, Marty Lyons Foundation helped her achieved her dream of publishing "Black and Brown Markers," a paperback containing 28 of her poems.
- Published
- 2007