{"product_id":"all-we-need-of-hell-rika-lesser-9780929398921","title":"All We Need of Hell","description":"Much of what Rika Lesser has to say can be compared to the poetry of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Ann Sexton, Delmore Schwartz, and other poets who have struggled with manic-depressive illness. What sets her poetry apart, according to Richard Howard, is \"the plot and purpose of her sequence to take us through the harrowing experiences she creates in her lines, and out the other side . . . this is where her book differs so from the sensational indulgences we are so familiar with.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book begins with poems on suicide attempts, clinical depression and mania which will attract readers with a special interest in \"poetic madness.\" But in the end the poet turns from death to a full engagement and participation in \"normal life\" and all that \u003ci\u003eit \u003c\/i\u003eentails. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to the general poetry audience, this book will appeal to medical ethicists, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and others needing insight into manic-depressive illnesses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rika Lesser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0929398920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780929398921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.01w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/1995 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/1996 pg. 18","brand":"Rika Lesser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449059553535,"sku":"9780929398921","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f3c99b1-a28c-47a1-888b-a9f000d628ea.jpg?v=1777261775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/all-we-need-of-hell-rika-lesser-9780929398921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}