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Ann Bracken

POET. AUTHOR. CREATOR OF POSSIBILITIES.

Month: December 2014

Poetry Reading: Third Thursday Series in Takoma Park

December 22, 2014amusingpoetLeave a comment

I was a featured poet at the Takoma Park Third Thursday Series in November of 2014. The Poet Laureate of Takoma Park, Merrill Leffler, is the host and the other readers are Rob Soley, Marybeth Hatem, and Marting Fitzpatrick. My reading begins at minute 25:51 and concludes with 38:18. Enjoy!

http://takomaparkmd.gov/citytv/watch

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“Crash is a memoir of discovery and resilience. It’s a story of the intergenerational trauma of two generations of children nearly losing their mothers to depression and over-medication. And it’s a wake-up call to re-evaluate how we treat depression and pain.”  ~Desiree Magney

“I have just finished listening to your interview.   You were very eloquent.  Your poems are very effective at conjuring up a picture and the emotion of the moment.  The interview was also educational and gave insight in to the struggles you have had, but indicated that there was hope as you move forward.” Jane T.    
"hope for moving forward."
Love doing an altered book. Ann, you were a great teacher. Very kind, respectful, and considerate.
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Read Crash:  A Memoir of Overmedication and Recovery so you won’t feel alone in confronting how the psychiatric profession and pharmaceutical companies have for decades misrepresented the nature and efficacy of psychiatric medication– so that you can start to think through a more rational perspective on human upset and emotional turmoil.  You’ll benefit from following Ann Bracken’s journey of discovery.

[To see more professional references backing up my above claims, see the Reading List on Vol… Read more

You’ll benefit from following Ann Bracken’s journey of discovery.

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