Odes to lithium : poems / by Shira Erlichman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erlichman, Shira, author.

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

87 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Farmington, Maine : Alice James Books, [2019]

Summary:

In this remarkable debut, Shira Erlichman pens a love letter to Lithium, her medication for Bipolar Disorder. With inventiveness, compassion, and humor, she thrusts us into a world of unconventional praise. From an unexpected encounter with her grandmother's ghost, to a bubble bath with Bjrk, to her plumber's confession that he, too, has Bipolar, Erlichman buoyantly topples stigma against the mentally ill. These are necessary odes to self-acceptance, resilience, and the jagged path toward healing. With startling language, and accompanied by her bold drawings and collages, she gives us a sparkling, original view into what makes us human.

In this remarkable debut, Shira Erlichman pens a love letter to Lithium, her medication for Bipolar Disorder. With inventiveness, compassion, and humor, she thrusts us into a world of unconventional praise. From an unexpected encounter with her grandmother's ghost, to a bubble bath with Bjӧrk, to her plumber's confession that he, too, has Bipolar, Erlichman buoyantly topples stigma against the mentally ill. These are necessary odes to self-acceptance, resilience, and the jagged path toward healing. With startling language, and accompanied by her bold drawings and collages, she gives us a sparkling, original view into what makes us human.

Contents:

I. Knife-Flower

Snakes in Your Arms

Side Effects

Beatrice

Cliff

They

Needle

Ghazal, Interrupted

Unrequited Teacher

Unwished for

Side Effects II

The Knife-Flower

Natural

II. Cockroach

I'm Sitting with Bjork in My Bathtub

Dear Dr. Stone

There Were Others

Margot

The Two Things I Remember from Freshman Physics Class

Mind over Matter

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Phineas Gage

Portrait of a Release

Someone Else's Mother

Rose

Aftertaste

III. Baby &​ I

Daveen

The Tiger

Lightweight

In the Hands of

On This End

The Watchman

Postscript to Mania

A Serious Case

Baby &​ I

Conversation with K.

Perfect

The Runner

Potion

If You Were Someone

Chloe

IV. The Monk

89 Lines on a Bruise

Excuse

Barometer

How the Jellyfish Prospered

Pink Noise.

Other Format:

Online version: Erlichman, Shira, author. Odes to lithium

ISBN:

9781948579032

1948579030

OCLC:

1084323234