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Christina Perri

I was kind of an outcast in school 'cause I always kept to myself and was writing poetry and then going on tour with my brother band all the time, so kids didn't know what to make of me.

Christina Perri

Poetry

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Christina Perri felt isolated at school because she didn’t join in with other kids and focused on writing poetry instead. She also spent a lot of time traveling with her brother’s band, which made it harder for classmates to understand her.

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