| News Archive
Old Lyme Author's Book Recognizes the Power of Writing
to Achieve Dreams
"Writing," says O'Connor, "has always provided me with a means of
channeling thoughts and observations in ways that open my mind to
new possibilities and connections. My hope in dedicating Dreams
of a Wingless Child to the Freedom Writers is to reinforce
their recognition of the power of writing to deal with adversities
faced in daily life, and in so doing, to support them in their goal
of achieving dreams for themselves and the world." All proceeds
from the sale of the book are being contributed to the Freedom Writers
Foundation, which seeks to decrease high school dropout rates throughout
the United States through the replication and enhancement of the
Freedom Writers teaching method. (The Post Road Review,
June 2007) Read the complete article
(PDF).
A Time To Write
"Mary O'Connor has more time for writing poetry these days.
She's retired from her career in public relations and advertising
for ConnectiCare, Trinity College, and writing for the Hartford
Times...Her latest poetry collection, Dreams of a Wingless Child,
is published by Wheatmark ($11.95). Profits from the book are going
to Freedom Writers, the group founded by Erin Gruwell, whose story
was told in the movie of the same name, starring Hilary Swank. Gruwell
and Maria Reyes, one of the original student writers from the group
begun in Los Angeles, spoke at the Bushnell Center for the Performing
Arts about the writing experience. O'Connor's poetry collection
is described on her website, www.mary-oconnor.com." (Hartford
Courant, Donna Larcen, April 22, 2007)
New Release
"The Freedom
Writers Foundation is happy to announce the release of Dreams
of a Wingless Child by Mary O'Connor. Ms. O'Connor has dedicated
the book to the Freedom Writers and will donate all the proceeds
of her book to the Freedom Writers Foundation. An award-winning
poet, O'Connor draws on the rhythms and forces of the New England
shoreline and turns them into metaphors for the emotions and milestones
of life. Written with whimsy, playfulness and clarity of observation,
each piece looks at ordinary encounters in unexpected ways."
( Freedom Writers Foundation, April 2007 Newsletter)
|
