Being Called Normal by Sarah Shapiro Helen Vendler the desire to escape our

the desire to escape our own lives

the poet pays homage to Spanish mystics

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As both biochemist and poet

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Being Called Normal by Sarah Shapiro Helen Vendler the desire to escape ourBeing Called Normal is written as a direct response to the clinical experiences of the poet in how the system accepts and treats (or doesnt) children with (dys) abilities. The poems are a dialogue between her documented psycho educational evaluations and her reaction to the analysis and words used. This heartfelt sequence exposes the tribulations of people carelessly labeled (dys). Here is poetry that challenges our assumptions, posing as many