May 10, 2016

The Time to Live Your Life is Now

By Gavin Aung Than / zenpencils.com

Lang Leav is the best-selling author of three poetry collections: Love & Misadventure,Lullabies (winner of the 2014 Goodreads Choice award for poetry) and Memories.

Lang has been featured in various publications including The Straits Times, The Guardian and The New York Times. She currently resides in New Zealand with her partner and fellow author Michael Faudet.

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