Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. In WAITING, Elizabeth Swados brings her lively autobiographical pieces—many ofwhich first ran in The New York Times and O, The Oprah Magazine—together forthe first time. A
Poetry. "Like her great forebear Bertolt Brecht, Elizabeth Swados is a consummate theater artist who is a poet at the core. With her composer's ear, director's intuition, and startling linguistic econ
Poetry. THE CONTEST is rich in humor, filled with love and angry at injustice. About her first book of poems, THE ONE AND ONLY HUMAN GALAXY, Honor Moore wrote "Let us welcome Swados the poet! [This] i
"Whimsy and depression have rarely been so purely and movingly juxtaposed . . . sometimes humorous, often harrowing, always compassionate."Ellemagazine on My DepressionFormer child p
When Chana Landau begins her job as a teacher at Harvey Milk High School, she leaves the protection of her traditional Orthodox Jewish enclave in Brooklyn for a school that embodies everything she ha
Poetry. "Like her great forebear Bertolt Brecht, Elizabeth Swados is a consummate theater artist who is a poet at the core. With her composer's ear, director's intuition, and startling linguistic econ
A chronicle of a personal journey through the ravages of depression, by turns poignant and funny, is told through a series of whimsical drawings that serve to create a highly readable account of copin
Young people and improvisational theater should be a natural combination--so why do we so rarely find this combo in today's classrooms? According to Elizabeth Swados--playwright, director, composer, p
A poignant look at one woman's fight for herself, told in expressively scrawled drawings and commentary. Author Elizabeth Swados takes us on an intimate journey through her long-time struggle with dep
This intimate journey through long-term depression is by turns tender, funny, poignant, and uplifting. Swados' charming words and frenzied drawings bring home the experience of severe depression, from
