The poems in this book include dramatic monologues in the voices of historical figures such as Keats, Byron, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Beethoven, and others, as well as narrative poems derived from English history and Scottish folktales, and shorter pieces in a variety of forms and styles, including free verse, blank verse, lyrics, and sonnets.
Dr. Peter Langman is the author of "Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters," which was named a 2009 Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE Reviews.
Dr. Langman is a sought-after expert on the psychology of youths who commit rampage school shootings, and conducts trainings for professionals in the fields of mental health, education, and law enforcement. His website, www.schoolshooters.info contains articles and other documents that supplement the material in his book, with a particular focus on Columbine.
Dr. Langman has been interviewed about school shooters by journalists in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East. He has appeared on CBS-TV, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. His research on school shooters has been featured in articles carried by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, USA Today, Education Week, Junior Scholastic, MSNBC, Yahoo News, and thousands of other news outlets. He has been interviewed regarding parenting and adolescent mental health issues by Parents Magazine, Family Circle, Better Health and Living, Parenting Teens Online, and In Touch Weekly. Dr. Langman was the recipient of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's 2008 Psychology in the Media Award.
Dr. Langman's previous book, "Jewish Issues in Multiculturalism," explores Jewish identity, the psychology of anti-Semitism, Jewish-Christian issues, and many other topics. This volume was hailed as "a landmark contribution" to multicultural studies.
In addition to being a psychologist, Dr. Langman is a poet and playwright. His plays are dramas about a wide range of subjects, with scripts about eating disorders among college women, Native American history, Martin Luther King, British Romantic poets, Scottish folktales, Jewish/Holocaust issues, and more. Details about his plays can be found at peterlangman.googlepages.com.
His volume of poetry, "The Last Days of John Keats and Other Poems," contains poems in the voices of several British Romantic poets and other historical figures, as well as poems based on Scottish folklore and English history. There are also sonnets and lyrics focused on nature, spirituality, and human relationships.
