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Episode 11 - Carmen Deedy artwork
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Episode 11 - Carmen Deedy

Why I Write by National Council of Teachers of English

Mar 31, 201741:55Education

In the days following the Inauguration, I read The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet and instantly knew that I had to have Carmen Agra Deedy as a guest on the podcast. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the US as a refugee i...

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