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Ann Bracken

POET. AUTHOR. CREATOR OF POSSIBILITIES.

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“to say that I was blown away by your poems, would be a gross underestimation!…I want every administrator, every new teacher, everyone to read your book.”

Binki McKenna, Media Specialist

amazing poems

“Bracken’s poetry compresses the truth to a sharpness that penetrates the heart. We meet the men who were Bracken’s writing students, and through her work, these prisoners are given the respect and understanding they never had before. Once You’re Inside can ignite a passion for change instead of the public apathy that exists about prison reform. This is strong, powerful writing elevated by wisdom and courage.” ~Grace Cavalieri

Strong, powerful writing elevated by wisdom and courage

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.

“Crash is a beautifully written memoir of intergenerational struggle, with the humanity of even its most prominent antagonists always compassionately held.”

~Sera Davidow, Director at The Wildflower Alliance: A Grassroots Peer Support, Advocacy, and Training Organization

A beautifully written memoir

“In Crash: A Memoir of Overmedication and Recovery, Ann Bracken tells a gripping but all too common story of the damage that can be done by psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy.”
~Dr. John Read, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of East London

A gripping story...

“I just listened to your interview and it was so moving and rich. Your poetry reading is only surpassed by your poetry. Though I think poetry is meant to be read aloud so the reading and the work are really one. Just beautiful. Thank you.” Eileen C.

A moving and rich interview

Many of the most reluctant readers and writers in the grade were writing some amazing poems. The students felt that they could be creative due to an acceptance by Ms. Bracken for all students’ work. Liz Morris, Reading Specialist, Howard County Public Schools

"...most reluctant readers and writers in the grade were writing some amazing poems."

Great combo of organization and hands-on opportunity. You are a wonderful facilitator — enthusiastic, welcoming, and encouraging. Kit Turen

"Great combo of organization and hands-on opportunity."

“These are just my first reactions to your wonderful book of poems which I continue to read each day choosing arbitrarily from the riches of your imagination. I just read “Adultery” which made me laugh a lot and yet grieve too for that little girl who brought her honesty and her sins to a priest who hadn’t a clue how to answer or comfort her. And “Mrs. S”. How wonderful to think of that woman after thousands of years of being ignored. It’s a brilliant comment on the egos of men while women… Read more

"I continue to read your poems each day."

” I couldn’t stop reading Once You’re Inside, your new poetry book. I experienced so many emotions. Frustration, Hope, Anger. Then respect for your courage going into this broken system.” ~Brian England

Couldn't stop reading

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