In Cabin Six is a powerful collection of poems written by adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This striking anthology provides the reader with a deeper and more personal understanding of the devastating impact of sexual abuse on men in all areas of their lives. The book also contains a brief annotated bibliography of resources.
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Important poetry-poetry that makes a difference-often seems to be a distillate of experience that leads the reader to deeper understanding. -- Mike Lew
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Jill A. Kuhn is completing her doctorate in counseling psychology. She has published several articles on sexual abuse and has worked with sexual abuse survivors.
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Jill A. Kuhn, Ph.D. (1968-) holds a clinical/counseling psychology degree from Colorado State University. She writes a quarterly column for Women in Psychology (Division 35 of the American Psychological Association) on feminist mothering. She is a free lance writer with publications in a variety on both online and printed magazines and professional journals, including Mothering Magazine online, The Psychology of Women Quarterly and the International Cesarean Awareness Network newsletter. She teaches Human Sexuality and Child Development courses and is in private practice working with adult clients. She specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief/Loss, Adoption, Post-partum Depression/Anxiety, Birthing and Laboring Trauma and Mothering/Parenting and Mothering Issues and Geropsychology.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Ground-breaking material, excellent poetry!,
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This review is from: In Cabin Six : An Anthology of Poetry by Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Paperback)
As the only anthology of poems by male survivors of sexual abuse, it is truly ground breaking! Anyone who is serious about poetry, as a writer or reader should have this book. While the technical student of poetry may feel some of the poems lack skill, certainly this can be forgiven considering the subject matter. There is, however, some excellent work here that demonstrates what the skill of writing poetry is really all about. Consider "Tenants" by Murray Reiss which takes a graphic subject and effectively uses the metaphor of tenants to explain dissociation and distancing oneself from one's feelings. Or "Camp Fires" by John Magadieu which decries the crafty arsonist who lights fires that burn forever. The blunt brevity of "Incest" by M Scott Grant powerfully portrays the overwhelming nature of conflicting feelings. Anyone who is an adult male who experienced childhood abuse (whether sexual or other abuse) or who cares about such a man will find this book invaluable. Poetry gives voice to feelings, perspectives and experiences in ways that prose cannot. Male survivors may find it an excellent gift to give their partner or close friend. I found it an excellent means of sharing who I am and what I have experienced with a close friend, in ways I have never been able to explain to him over the past years he has known about my past. This book is for those who are students of poetry and for those concerned about the subject of abuse. This book gives a voice to men who have been denied a hearing by our culture.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Buy this book!,
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This review is from: In Cabin Six : An Anthology of Poetry by Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Paperback)
This book displays a rare combination of beauty and power. The beauty that lies in the telling of raw and blunt truths. The power to change lives, to shed light on a seldom viewed, but common experience, the experience of victimhood and of recovery. As a psychologist, I've often come face to face with the damage that can be done by sexual abuse. The authors of these poems show uncommon courage in facing that pain, and in allowing the reader to begin to share some understanding of their experience. I recommend this book to all survivors-men and women-and to those who work with survivors of abuse, and to all who share their lives in any way.
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