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in Wilmington Delaware, The United States

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Nina Bennett is a healthcare professional with a subspecialty in bereavement issues and secondary traumatic stress. Her chapbook, Sound Effects, was published in 2013 by Broadkill Press as part of their Key Poetry Series. Nina's poem "Deja Vu" took third place in the Out & About magazine poetry contest, and her poem "They Do" was nominated for 2012 Best of the Net. "Searching for Grandma's Childhood Home" won the 2014 Northern Liberties Review Poetry Prize. "Do Over" is a finalist for the 2019 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize.

Her articles and poetry have appeared in numerous print and online journals and anthologies. Nina is a contributing author to the Open to Hope Foundation.

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	My First Thirty Years by Gertrude Beasley, Marie Bennett (Editor), Nina Bennett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.69 avg rating — 407 ratings — published 1925 — 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
	They Were Still Born: Personal Stories about Stillbirth by Janel C. Atlas (Goodreads Author), Amy L. Abbey (Contributor), Nina Bennett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.57 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Forgotten Tears: A Grandmother's Journey Through Grief 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2005 — 3 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
	Resurrection of a Sunflower by Catfish McDaris (Editor), Marc Pietrzykowski (Editor), Sudeep Adhikari 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2017	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
	Sound Effects 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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
	Poppy Road Review (Annual Edition 2012) by Sandy Benitez (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lindsey Bellosa (Contributor), Nina Bennett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	The Four Seasons by A.J. Huffman (editor), April Salzano (editor), Tracy Davidson (contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 5 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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“The beauty of the journey is found not in the destination, but in the scenery along the way.”
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― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

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― Mahatma Gandhi

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“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
― Steve Jobs

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message 8: by Donald

Sep 21, 2017 11:42AM

Nina: Greetings. I saw this book in the Library today that you might be interested in: "The Cake and the Rain" by Jimmy Webb

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message 7: by Wayne

Apr 22, 2013 05:17PM

Hi Nina. Look up my friend Adam's book "Songs from the Well" on Amazon. I'm quite sure it will interest you. It's only available as an eBook but you don't need an eBook reader. There is a link to download a free Kindle app to read it on your computer. It's about death and grieving. And Adam has a kind and poetic heart. All $$$ from sales go to a cancer charity.

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message 6: by Nina

Jan 19, 2012 03:22PM

Jan, thank you so much!!

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message 5: by Jan

Jan 19, 2012 11:31AM

Five stars for Forgotten Tears! I loved it. My review is up at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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message 4: by Nina

Mar 14, 2009 04:57PM

Hey, Ward, hope you enjoy your weekend as well.

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message 3: by Ward

Mar 11, 2009 03:26PM

Hi Nina, Just stopped by to say hello. Hope this finds you doing well. Have a great rest of the week. Ward

www.wardfoley.com

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message 2: by Nina

Jan 03, 2009 06:45AM

Ilyn, thanks for the friend request/add. I think Booklocker is great, I have been so pleased working with them. I also wish you a joyous 2009.

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message 1: by Ilyn

Jan 03, 2009 06:35AM

Hello Nina,

How are you? Thank you for accepting my friend-request. Good fortune on Forgotten Tears: A Grandmother's Journey Through Grief. I wish you a Healthy, Happy, & Prosperous 2009!

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: Happy & Brainy Group, To the Glory of Man, and Reason Reigns. Have a marvelous weekend. Warmest regards.

P.S. I self-published my novel through Booklocker.

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