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Poets on Prozac : mental illness, treatment, and the creative process
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"Poets on Prozac shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity by giving voice to contemporary poets who have battled myriad psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, post-tra...
"Poets on Prozac shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity by giving voice to contemporary poets who have battled myriad psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse." "The sixteen essays collected here address many provocative questions: Does emotional distress inspire great work? Is artistry enhanced or diminished by mental illness? What effect does substance abuse have on esthetic vision? Do psychoactive medications impinge on ingenuity? Can treatment enhance inherent talents, or does relieving emotional pain shut off the creative process?" "Featuring examples of each contributor's poetry before, during, and after treatment, this collection finally puts to rest the idea that a tortured soul is one's finest muse."--Jacket.
Details
- Creator
- edited by Richard M. Berlin
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2008
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 181 pages)
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9780801895296, 0801895294, 9780801888397, 0801888395
- OCLC
- ocn794701443
- OldControl:muse9780801895296.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Dark gifts / Gwyneth Lewis -- The desire to think clearly / J.D. Smith -- A crab, an eggplant, a tree, a goldfish, a cow, an apple, a candle : a therapist / Denise Duhamel -- Perfecting the art of falling / Thomas Krampf -- My name is not Alice / Ren Powell -- My oldest voice / Jesse Millner -- How I learned to count to four and live with the ghosts of animals / Vanessa Haley -- The uses of depression : the way around is through / David Budbill -- In the middle of life's journey / Jack Coulehan -- Basic heart : depression and the ordinary / Renee Ashley -- Food for thought / Caterina Eppolit -- From bog to crystal / Barbara F. Lefcowitz -- In the country of motherhood / Martha Silano -- Down the tracks : Bruce Springsteen sang to me / Liza Porter -- Chemical Zen / Andrew Hudgins -- Psychopharmacology and its discontents / Chase Twichell
Subjects
- Art and mental illness.
- Creative ability.
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Personality and creative ability.
- Psychotherapy -- Case studies.
- Mental illness -- Treatment -- Case studies.
- Artists -- Mental health -- Case studies.
- Mental Disorders -- drug therapy -- Personal Narratives.
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- Mental Disorders -- psychology -- Personal Narratives.
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- Creativity -- Personal Narratives.
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- Poetry -- Personal Narratives.
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