“If I can make a difference in just one life,
then I have given life my best shot.”
— E.D. Arrington
Author and award-winning
poet, E.D. Arrington,
is dedicated to improving the lives of others,
particularly
our youth. Through her spellbinding books, motivational speaking, and innovative
educational programs, she has already touched the lives of
many. E.D. Arrington has also captivated youth and adults with her
riveting book readings. Her books include:
Stay The Course,a novel loosely based on her life experiences
growing up in the rural South in the late 1960s that tells the moving
story of a grandmother’s lifelong dream to see one of her own get a high
school diploma.
Forever Was A Day, the sequel to
Stay The Course, that explores the main character’s struggles to
adapt to the complex life inside the world of her interracial family.
On The Edge,
a gripping tale of suspense, romance, murder, love, and secrets of the
wealthy set in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
A musical production
featuring selected
poems from Words Of Comfort.
In February 2008, Arrington founded and launched
"It's Time To Read With Me!"
an innovative, alternative "read aloud" literacy
enrichment program for at-risk youth.