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Nina Bennett

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in Wilmington Delaware, The United States

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http://transcanalwriters.com

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Poetry, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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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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	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 — 100 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
	Poppy Road Review (Annual Edition 2012) by Sandy Benitez (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lindsey Bellosa (Contributor), Nina Bennett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.58 avg rating — 12 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
	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
	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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	Five Bridges by TransCanal Writers, Nina Bennett (Goodreads Author) (contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	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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