Jackie Connors
Jackie Connors is an Italian and Irish American writer and poet, born and raised in Staten Island, New York. She is also known as “Jack,” a nickname she shares with her grandmother and late great-grandfather.
An avid reader, Jackie’s love of literature began in early childhood, as she listened to her mother read stories by Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, and many more beloved authors. She’s the kind of girl who has more books than shoes and handbags—and is unable to part with a single one. Her favorite day would be one that involves a cup of tea, a good book, and writing to her heart's content.
Jackie discovered her passion for writing while daydreaming on an old hammock, imagining stories on the wisps of clouds. The first story she ever wrote was about a lost turtle, written in pencil and illustrated on cardboard. Her mom saved many of her first editions, which can be found among her collection of childhood journals and grammar school report cards.
Her academic background is in the field of teaching: early childhood, elementary, special education, and literacy. She taught preschool and provided remediation for children with reading difficulties and learning disabilities.
PLUMAGE is her debut poetry collection. She continues to write poetry, short stories, and is planning on becoming a novelist.
Jackie currently resides in Howell Township, New Jersey, with her husband, Danny, and their two pets: a frisky tabby cat, Oliver, and a curious rabbit, Peanut. This cozy family is expecting a future reader and writer late this winter.
An avid reader, Jackie’s love of literature began in early childhood, as she listened to her mother read stories by Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, and many more beloved authors. She’s the kind of girl who has more books than shoes and handbags—and is unable to part with a single one. Her favorite day would be one that involves a cup of tea, a good book, and writing to her heart's content.
Jackie discovered her passion for writing while daydreaming on an old hammock, imagining stories on the wisps of clouds. The first story she ever wrote was about a lost turtle, written in pencil and illustrated on cardboard. Her mom saved many of her first editions, which can be found among her collection of childhood journals and grammar school report cards.
Her academic background is in the field of teaching: early childhood, elementary, special education, and literacy. She taught preschool and provided remediation for children with reading difficulties and learning disabilities.
PLUMAGE is her debut poetry collection. She continues to write poetry, short stories, and is planning on becoming a novelist.
Jackie currently resides in Howell Township, New Jersey, with her husband, Danny, and their two pets: a frisky tabby cat, Oliver, and a curious rabbit, Peanut. This cozy family is expecting a future reader and writer late this winter.
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Plumage
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Poetry
In her debut poetry collection, the author describes her battle to overcome the heartache and numbness of postpartum depression after recurrent pregnancy loss. Experience an intimate view of a woman’s internal struggle to escape the confines of her sorrow and trepidations in the aftermath of a devastating molar pregnancy and second miscarriage. Travel with her as she rediscovers her spirit one alluring night amongst the glamor of the Las Vegas Strip. Includes a poetic memoir that transports the reader into the young poet’s imaginative realm, and follows her painful introduction to an inevitable reality of the adult world. 
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