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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.
In this collection of 16 essays, poets discuss psychiatric treatment and their work. 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. Honorable Mention, 2008 PROSE Award for Best Book in Psychology. “A fascinating collection of 16 essays, as insightful as they are compulsively readable. Each is honest and sharply written, covering a range of issues (depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, substance abuse or, in acutely deadpan Andrew Hudgins’s case, “tics, twitches, allergies, tooth-grinding, acid reflux, migraines . . . and shingles”) along with treatment methods, incorporating personal anecdotes and excerpts from poems and journals. . . . Anyone affected by mental illness or intrigued by the question of its role in the arts should find this volume absorbing.” —Publishers Weekly “Berlin has done a marvelous job of showing us how ordinary poets are; the selected poets have shown us that mental illness shares with other experiences a capacity to reveal our humanity.” —Metapsychology
A collection of poetry about depression, self love, and acceptance.
PROZAC POET is wacky, yet inspirational. This 57 page book of poetry by the author's who's pen name is The Prozac Poet, is full of off the wall poems. It is hysterical, comical & "Out of Order" which is of course the title of the poetry book the author is currently working on. You will rush to turn the pages of this multi personality book of poetry all of us can relate to. For the depressed, suppressed & oppressed, this book will uplift them all. The writer is a previously published author with multiple articles to her credit relating to military issues in the Voice, a British newspaper. An excerpt from the author's book "Ten Years Hard Labor" subtitled Racism In the Military, was published locally, in the Intrigue magazine in 1992. The author has a degree in broadcast journalism & has completed a screenplay to her credit, entitled "Flipsided" which is unproduced at present.
There is an old adage in psychiatric wards," If You weren't crazy when you got here, you'll be crazy when you leave." Well, if you're not depressed after reading this poetry collection, then you will definitely understand what depression is. Seek help should you feel the need!
Just a nerdy, wordy type, seeking solace in literature. Grab a blanket and a cup of Earl Grey and come along for the ride.
"Made with: paper, biros, marker pens, shaving foam + ink and disordered mind power!"--Provided by zinester.
Thank goodness that Jamie Tucknutt discovered poetry. As much for us as for him. For poetry is a great release that has enabled Jamie to tackle his demons, namely that of child abuse. As he says, poetry is written as much for the writer as it is for the reader. It is a cathartic exercise, excellent for stimulating positive mental health. When a writer is brave enough to share their experiences with a wider audience their work can help others with similar experiences. Never underestimate the power of poetry. Reading Jamie's 40 poems is a pleasure and it is a privilege to be invited into his innermost thoughts. He revisits good memories and terrible ones while also adding some really thought-provoking work, which will make you think differently about time and anarchy...
This debut book by Tori Lutz explores the impact and rawness of first experiences, be it love or navigating mental health and trauma. Schoolyard Crushes & Prozac Prescriptions takes the reader through honest accounts of darkest hours and the beauty of innocence, even as it is lost.
Sex, love, marriage, aging, eating disorders, obsessive fantasies, psychiatric disorders, stalking, urban multiethnicities and the traditional Australian working class family -- they're all here, viewed through the eyes and reflections of the new independent single Anglo-Australian 'everywoman'. Maureen Connolly's performance pieces, monologues and poems celebrate the richness and diversity of cultures in Brisbane's inner city West End. She has an acute eye for her own and others' foibles and eccentricities and a deep compassion for the underdog, the lonely, the unwanted, the elderly, and those suffering from physical or psychiatric disabilities. This is a great collection: amusing, sardonic, poignant, passionate and authentic in its representations of contemporary urban life. And it's a good read too!