Tracie T. Nichols
Before the hands in the night.
Before the forced exposures.
Before my morning school bus
rides, hobbled by hidden pain.
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Tracie T. Nichols
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Tracie Nichols, M.A is a Transformative Language Artist writing poetry poetry and facilitating writing experiences from under two old Sycamore trees in southeastern Pennsylvania. Co-founder of two writing groups, as well as a board member and newsletter editor for the Transformative Language Arts Network, her poetry has appeared in Rogue Agent and two Women’s Spiritual Poetry anthologies. More at TracieNichols.com.