Jennifer Michael Hecht

Jennifer Michael Hecht appears in the following:

Faith in Poetry

Thursday, April 27, 2023

As National Poetry Month winds down and in this month of major religious holidays, we consider poems as an answer for those for whom religion doesn't provide answers, solace or joy.

How to Help Loved Ones Who May Be Struggling

Friday, June 08, 2018

"If you are feeling fragile right now, please know that this is not the way that it has to be, that there is hope."

Arguing Against Suicide

Thursday, August 14, 2014

"We can still save each other," says Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It. In the wake of Robin Williams's death, it's time to ...

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The Secular Reasons Against Suicide: Your Future Self

Thursday, December 12, 2013

"To allow one of your moods to murder all the other isn't right," says New School poetry professor Jennifer Michael Hecht. She offers a secular rationale for staying alive.

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