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Writer Shares Poem Born From Job Loss and Crisis
Original: Amphetamine Psalm I wrote "Amphetamine Psalm" a year ago, in the worst stretch of my life. I had lost a job I loved at S
A writer has published "Amphetamine Psalm," a poem he says he wrote a year ago during the worst stretch of his life. In an accompanying note, he describes losing a job he loved at a bar called Sweet Smitty's, surviving a suicide attempt, spending time in a psychiatric hold, and going straight from discharge into a stimulant binge. He says parts of the poem were written during that period. Readers are engaging with the candid account of mental illness and recovery.
Why now: Candid personal writing about suicide, psychiatric care and addiction tends to resonate widely and invite discussion of mental health.
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- Amphetamine Psalm I wrote "Amphetamine Psalm" a year ago, in the worst stretch of my life. I had lost a job I loved at Sweet Smitty's, survived an attempt, spent time in a psychiatric hold, and gone straight from discharge into a stimulant binge. I wrote parts of it while it… · matthewhaubert.wordpress.com@matthewhaubert.wordpress.com · 3
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