Catholic Boy Blues: A Poet's Journal of Healing

by Norbert Krapf

Norbert Krapf, past Indiana Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize nominee, emeritus prof. of English at Long Island University, and author of twenty-five critically acclaimed books, has written a new book, "Catholic Boy A Poet's Journal of Healing." Norbert is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. After fifty years of struggling with his past, he felt that by confronting it in writing, he could offer fellow victims comfort, healing, and a sense of freedom from the long-term effects of abuse. The 130 poems he selected from the 325 he wrote came in four the boy he was, the man he became, Mr. Blues (a fictional friend, mentor, and counselor), and the Priest.

This is the 2015 updated version of the book.

224 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2015