I am not often at a loss for words on how to describe an event, but I must say, I am completely stymied now. New York-based writer, musician and mental health activist Sabrina Chap was at W&T on Wednesday evening to share from the second edition of Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction. I haven't been able to put the book down since. But how shall I describe what Sabrina's talk was -- and the book is -- about without reducing it to meaningless cliches? Yes, it is a book with contributions from various artists - writers (bell hooks among them), photographer Nan Goldin, comedian Margaret Cho, playwright Amanda Palmer (who wrote the foreword) et al - on how they have come through their darkest and yet most creative hours, and have lived to tell the tale. But it isn't just an uplifting reminder that if you hurt, you are not alone. That would be waaaay too trite. Instead, it is an exploration into the multiple shades of gray which make us who we are -- dark sides and all. 'Nuf said. To try and elucidate further would be to render this amazing and complex anthology less than the sum of its parts. My suggestion: Read the parts. Thank you to Sabrina for an awesome event and for soldiering on despite succumbing to the damp London weather. - Fran
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