A Bed With My Name On It

This book of poems draws on the author's experience within the mental health system from the time she was a little girl until she reached her early twenties. The poems illuminate the soul-numbing degradations that spurred her to find her way out of the system and the kindnesses that made it possible. Each poem provides a clue to her survival: from the drug addict who told her never to follow his path, to the staff member who sat up with her every night, to the YWCA that provided her first safe harbor. Taken together, the poems also reveal the resilience and the dauntless sense of humor that allowed her to heal and triumph. One dollar will be donated from every sale of the book to the YWCA of White Plains.

Author: Nina Belén Robins
Publisher: Thompson & Columbus, Inc.
Published: 09/19/2016
Pages: 62
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.15d
ISBN: 9780983227540

About the Author
Robins, Nina Belen: - Nina Belen Robins is a three-time National Slam Poet and author of the book of poems, Supermarket Diaries. She spent much of her life in various institutions, but has finally broken free and lives with her boyfriend and cats, working in the bakery department of a supermarket. She writes whenever possible, performs in various venues, and wants to help normalize and destigmatize mental illness as best she can.

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