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Kristen Lanerie
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Kris Lanerie was born in a small town in Louisiana, surrounded by faith, love, and absurdity. She writes from a place of love and individualism. Her interests in religious allusion, symbolism, and realism are evident throughout her prose, poetry, and the scraps of paper that end up in her trash can.
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Negative Depictions of the Catholic Religion: Be Not Afraid, Never

Kristen Lanerie·
All ContentAutoethnographic PoetryVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·September 10, 2023·6 min read
In my poetry, I highlight negative depictions of Catholic religion and discuss how they differ from my own experiences as a Catholic.
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