In this Passover poem, Chaya Lester calls us to have the courage to leave traumatic relationships.
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Ask Not for Whom the Bush Burns
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Lit for Survivors Lost in a Dark Wood
Monday Commonweal recently published a heartfelt article by West Point visiting English professor Cassandra Nelson on how literature can help trauma survivors recover. Nelson begins with an angry comment about a University of Chicago dean’s facile dismissal of trigger warnings, even though she herself opposes them. She, however, speaks from the vantage point of one […]
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An English Teacher as Tess
Lily King’s novel “English Teacher” is a profound meditation on how a trauma victim may view “Tess of the d’Urbervilles.”
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Fantasy to the Rescue in Hard Times
Byatt’s book “The Children’s Hour” demonstrates many of the uses of fantasy.
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