"Laura Secord captured a spirit in her play. SANAPIA'S COURAGE MEDICINE puts flesh on the bones of the work I did. It adds music and heat and depth to the story. I feel honored, and I know Sanapia would also have been (is) tickled"

Dr. David E. Jones, author of Sanapia: Comanche Medicine Woman

http://www.amazon.com/Sanapia-Comanche-Medicine-David-Jones/dp/0881330418

 

"I was struck with the beauty of Secord's passionate presentation of this remarkable life. There is much to be learned from Sanapia's journey toward courage and authenticity; there is also much to be learned, relished, and celebrated in Secord's artful interpretation of that experience. In the long and honorable tradition of the storyteller, she rescues important truths that should not be forgotten and brings them to life for a new generation with poems that are remarkable for their freshness and variety, their sensitive interweaving with music that rings true to each dramatic situation, and most of all, for the conviction and clarity that shines in every line."

Carol Hagood, Birmingham Southern College

 

"A stirring performance of well-written poetry and prose. I loved the story, and the music too."

Caryn Miriam Goldberg, Director, Master's in Transformative Language Arts, Goddard College

http://www.goddard.edu/powerofwords_past

 

"Laura's solo performance gives us the opportunity to experience Sanapia's life in a most unusual way. She gives us an especially potent gift of a glimpse into a life whose bearer got lost on her way. Laura helps us see ourselves in Sanapia's life. She helps us understand that we who endure will embrace our true self, when it is time."

Teresa Allen-Gordon, Goddard College

http://www.goddard.edu/powerofwords_past