My Concern: A Poetic Memoir: Poems About Trauma

by Micky Shorr, Mary Simmerling (Editor)

28 pages, Paperback

Published July 7, 2025

Reviews

[Margaret Kogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

"My Concern: A Poetic Memoir: Poems About Trauma" is a defiant and unsparing record of one woman's ability to overcome a traumatic childhood and to move forward into a richly rewarding adulthood, including her decision to raise her son as a single parent and her experience as a cancer survivor. In simple yet compelling language, Micky describes the harsh circumstances of her childhood, her struggle to survive, and her triumphant survival. The book is a proud statement that the shame over what goes on behind closed doors does not have to define or limit us. Micky's life and art testify to that. I would recommend this book especially to adult survivors of childhood trauma--and to everyone lucky enough to have had a happy childhood. Micky gives healing voice to the former, and will enlarge the understanding of the latter.