Rags of My Soul: Poems by Byram T. Karasu (hardcover)

In excellent condition hardcover (minor scratches and tear on dust jacket as shown in first and last pictures) book Rags of My Soul: Poems by Byram T. Karasu. 144 pages. ISBN 978-0-7425-6381-0. Publication date: October 23 2008. Rags of My Soul is a remarkable first book of poetry from acclaimed New York psychiatrist, T. Byram Karasu. Writing a series of brief, glancing poems, Karasu draws on profound psychological insights and deep emotional desire to reveal much about contemporary relationships and how the individual is absorbed--and self-absorbed--in his response to the other. Evocative of Emily Dickinson's brief, direct manner of poetry, Karasu's work speaks to several generations of readers who seek fulfillment and meaning in their lives. T. Byram Karasu, M.D., a graduate of the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, is presently the Silverman Professor and University Chairman of the Deparmtent of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstien College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, and the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Psychotherapy. He is the author or editor of 20 books, including two novels, Of God and Madness and The Gotham Chronicles—The Culture of Sociopathy; a book of poetry, Rags of My Soul; the seminal work, Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders; and two best sellers, The Art of Serenity and The Spirit of Happiness.