{"product_id":"out-of-the-crazywoods-paperback","title":"Out of the Crazywoods - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCheryl Savageau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of the Crazywoods\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting and insightful story of Abenaki poet Cheryl Savageau's late-life diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Without sensationalizing, she takes the reader inside the experience of a rapid-cycling variant of the disorder, providing a lens through which to understand it and a road map for navigating the illness. The structure of her story--impressionistic, fragmented--is an embodiment of the bipolar experience and a way of perceiving the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of the Crazywoods\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader into the euphoria of mania as well as its ugly, agitated rage and into \"the lying down of desire\" that is depression. Savageau articulates the joy of being consort to a god and the terror of being chased by witchcraft, the sound of voices that are always chattering in your head, the smell of wet ashes that invades your home, the perception that people are moving in slow motion and that death lurks at every turnpike, and the feeling of being loved by the universe and despised by everyone you've ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to the journey in \u003cem\u003eOut of the Crazywoods\u003c\/em\u003e is the sensitive child who becomes a poet and the writer who finds clarity in her art and a reason to heal in her grandchildren. Savageau's journey reveals the stigma and the social, personal, and economic consequences of the illness but reminds us that the disease is not the person. Grounded in Abenaki culture, Savageau questions cultural definitions of madness and charts a path to recovery through a combination of medications, psychotherapy, and ceremony. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheryl Savageau\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. She is the author of the poetry collections \u003cem\u003eHome Country\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDirt Road Home\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMother\/Land\u003c\/em\u003e. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheryl Savageau\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. She is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eHome Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDirt Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMother\/Land\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153010753599,"sku":"9781496243393","price":32.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/C1VwSjxhl49781496243393.webp?v=1776943137","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/out-of-the-crazywoods-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}