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When You Ask Me,""Why Paris?"" draws the reader into the author's journey from trauma's haunting into her recovery of peace and even joy. Against the backdrop of Paris, Ortega's poems tell of quiet moments beside her daughter, as well as inner revelations that nudge her towards becoming a writer. Retracing steps through Paris over multiple trips that span two decades, the author invites the reader's presence in hopes that they will fall in love as well, with themselves, reclaiming dreams and establishing hope for what is to come.

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Michelle Ortega is a speech-language pathologist and founder of her private practice where she uses holistic practices to support communication development and recovery. Michelle's writing has been published at Tweetspeak Poetry, Tiferet Journal, Exit 13, Snapdragon: A Journal of Healing, Platform Review, Paterson Literary Review, Rust + Moth, Humana Obscura, Stillwater Review and elsewhere. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for ARTS by the People, and led the Writing Lab Ekphrastic Summer residency (2024), as well as co-edited the collaborative journal, Like Waves Through Flesh.

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