In the Months of My Son's Recovery: Poems

The poems of In the Months of My Son's Recovery inhabit the voice and point of view of the mother of a heroin addict who enters recovery. With clear perception and precise emotional tones, Kate Daniels explores recovery experiences from multiple, evolving vantage points, including active addiction, 12-step treatment, co-occurring mental illness and addiction (known as dual diagnosis), and relapse. These intimately voiced, harrowing poems reveal the collateral damage that addiction inflicts on friends and families, in addition to the primary damage sustained by addicts themselves. Offering bold descriptions of medical processes, maternal love, and the potential for hope as an antidote to despair, this timely collection offers a firsthand account of the many crises at the heart of the opioid epidemic.

Author: Kate Daniels
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 05/15/2019
Series: Southern Messenger Poets
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.28d
ISBN: 9780807170359