Aden McCrackenAden McCracken was born and raised in the small and quaint town of Tyrone, Pennsylvania. Through adolescence and early adulthood, he has always valued the power of voice as a means to invoke awareness and change. Writing has always been a means for Aen to utilize his voice; and in his first poetry collection The castle is on fire, he brings his own understanding of his battles with childhood trauma, poverty, mental illness, and addiction to each page. Read More Read Less