"America, shredded" by Padma Venkatraman
OCTOBER 2022
America, shredded
"We can protect our children," we cry
"Rip
'inclusive'
books!"
Bullets
rip
Blood-blanketed
little
bodies
R.I.P.
We cry. Can we protect our children?
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10/5/2022
Padma Venkatraman is the author of critically acclaimed, award-winning novels for young adults. Her poems have been published in Poetry magazine and elsewhere. She has a doctorate in oceanography and once served as chief scientist on ships where she was the only BIPOC female. Find out more about her at www.padmavenkatraman.com.
