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About this book
Honorable Mention, 2008 PROSE Award for Best Book in Psychology. Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers.
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 original and thoughtful collection finally puts to rest the idea that a tortured soul is one's finest muse.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One Dark Gifts
- Two The Desire to Think Clearly
- Three A Crab, an Eggplant, a Tree, a Goldfish, a Cow, an Apple, a Candle
- Four Perfecting the Art of Falling
- Five My Name is Not Alice
- Six My Oldest Voice
- Seven How I Learned to Count to Four and Live with the Ghosts of Animals
- Eight The Uses of Depression the Way Around is Through
- Nine In the Middle of Life’s Journey
- Ten Basic Heart Depression and the Ordinary
- Eleven Food for Thought
- Twelve From Bog to Crystal
- Thirteen In the Country of Motherhood
- Fourteen Down the Tracks Bruce Springsteen Sang to Me
- Fifteen Chemical Zen
- Sixteen Psychopharmacology and its Discontents
- About the Editor
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