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In 'Dyscalculia,' Camonghne Felix reckons with heartbreak as a form of trauma

In 'Dyscalculia,' Camonghne Felix reckons with heartbreak as a form of trauma

FromNPR's Book of the Day


In 'Dyscalculia,' Camonghne Felix reckons with heartbreak as a form of trauma

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Mar 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The critically acclaimed poet Camonghne Felix says that people going through breakups are not often treated with the same grace or generosity as those who've experienced self-harm or sexual assault. But in her new memoir, Dyscalculia, she explores the ways romantic pain and loss requires its own kind of grief – and the amount of honesty that it requires to truly heal from heartbreak. In today's episode, she tells NPR's Juana Summers about how she yearned for a book, written by a Black woman, that immersed itself in that process – and so she ended up having to write her own story.
Released:
Mar 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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