My eyes feel they need to cry : stories from the formerly homeless / Martha Aladjem Bloomfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloomfield, Martha Aladjem.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homelessness--United States.

Homelessness.

Homeless persons--United States.

Homeless persons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As intimate as they are inspiring, these stories of transformation, drawn from the oral histories of formerly homeless adults, testify to the determination of the human spirit and the healing power of sharing one's journey. This gripping collection gives voice to the traditionally voiceless, inviting men and women from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds to share their experiences of what it was like to live on the streets, in cars, under bridges, and of how they discovered the inner motivation to change the course of their lives in a positive direction. An important contribut

Contents:

Contents; Foreword by Susan E. Cancro; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. A Canvas of Homelessness; Chapter Two. Their Stories through Words; Chapter Three. A Change in Direction; Chapter Four. Their Stories through Paintings and Poems; Chapter Five. Resilience from Memory, Hopes, and Dreams; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-62895-143-5

1-60917-383-X

OCLC:

846551602