The Art of Bearing Witness: Sanctuary by Emily Rapp Black
As the title suggests, Sanctuary creates a safe space for grief in all its forms.
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...moreRumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to challenge traditional views of motherhood!
...moreA list of books that wrangle, directly or indirectly, with motherhood and all that comes with it (or its absence).
...moreHere’s a list of wonderful books that look at physical and mental health from many different perspectives. By the time we read through the entire list, maybe Congress will have come to their senses.
...moreEmily Rapp’s name has appeared frequently on the Rumpus as her book The Still Point of the Turning World came out detailing her and her son Ronan’s experience with Tay-Sachs disease, his ultimate death, and her experiences as a mother. Following the birth of her second child, she writes at the New York Times about […]
...moreAs her new pregnancy progresses, Emily Rapp explores the human choices of survival and happiness after the wreckage.
...moreThe Rumpus Book Club chats with Emily Rapp about The Still Point of the Turning World, the universality of grief, constructing a memoir in real time, and divinity school smack talk.
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