2 things:
1. Question for Discussion: Nick Flynn dedicated Some Ether to his elder brother, Tad. However, aside from a few places, Tad Flynn is hardly mentioned or analyzed in the book. Why is this? Why did Nick and Tad not have more of a shared experience in the chaos of their childhoods? Or did they, but Nick Flynn would rather just deconstruct the people who have already passed him in life?
2. How to Deal with Childhood Trauma as an Adult: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1744800/how_to_deal_with_childhood_trauma_as.html?cat=7
This author writes about dealing with a fear of water caused by a canoeing accident she experienced when she was young. Obviously Flynn's experiences are very different from this, but I wonder if some of the steps she outlines (especially identifying the source and forgiveness) are not also very relevant to him. Finally if you click on the "Childhood Trauma" tab at the top of the article, it takes you to a list of links to more articles about on the subject.
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These are certainly interesting questions and issues. We will try to stick close to the construction of the poems, rather than to the biography of the author. HOWEVER, we can CERTAINLY discuss how the latter leads to some specific techniques in the former.
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