Recalibrating Gravity: A Memoir in Verse

Welcome to the world of Mary Keating, a quick-witted, fun-loving paraplegic. (Note, however, that she cringes at being labeled.) Fifty years ago, Mary’s wide-open world instantly contracted at age fifteen when a teenager drove her into an oak tree at maximum speed. With a wheelchair as a permanent accessory, she was no longer seen as ＂hot＂ or one of ＂in＂ crowd. She found herself transported into an alternate reality-- defined now by her disability.

When life becomes overwhelming, Mary jokingly pretends she’s trapped in a bad B movie waiting for a new director. Her poetry collection reminds us, no matter how hard life may seem-- grace, love, and humor will save us from despair and allow us to live our best life under any circumstances.

Mary Keating’s world turned upside down in 1973 when she became a paraplegic in a car accident at just fifteen. Today, she’s married, a Yale Law School graduate with her own law firm, an advocate for disability rights, and a scuba diver. A two-time pushcart nominee, Mary served as Chairperson for Connecticut State Rehabilitation Council and Vice President of the Rowayton Library. She is a Top Attorney of North America. Mary lives with her husband, Danny, in Rowayton, CT. See: http: //www.marykeatingpoet.com/