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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792008003321

Autore

Bloomfield Martha Aladjem

Titolo

My eyes feel they need to cry [[electronic resource] ] : stories from the formerly homeless / / Martha Aladjem Bloomfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2013

ISBN

1-62895-143-5

1-60917-383-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

362.5/92092273

Soggetti

Homelessness - United States

Homeless persons - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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