INTO THE SILENCE

About the Book

Anne O’Neill perceives this book of poetry to be a literary roadmap for the many diverse places she has lived over the past 40 years: The Southern California and Oregon coasts, the High Sierras, the deserts of the Southwest and, in particular, Gualala on the remote coast of Northern California. Each location possesses a unique beauty that became a powerful muse for poetic expression, the language of the soul. In this sense, the selection of poems is a roadmap for the interior life as well, revealing a depth of insights and emotions. The poems are free form, bound only by a sense of rhythm, according to O’Neill. She includes a sprinkling of haiku with its stringent rules to create a contrasting balance.

About the Author

Anne O’Neill, M. A., University of La Verne, is a native of Pasadena, California. She worked as a scriptwriter in Hollywood, is the author of 2 previous books and one to be released in 2015. In her teaching career, she always made the creation of poetry an important part of her curriculum. She now lives on the awe-inspiring coast of Oregon and the muse is still active. Benedictusnunstory.com