Shrinking the Monster: Healing the Wounds of Our Abuse,” by Norbert Krapf. In Extenso Press (Munhall, Pennsylvania, 2016). 236 pp. $14.95.
In the 1950s, Norbert Krapf was sexually abused — along with scores of other boys — by a priest of the Diocese of Evansville, Indiana, who was loved and respected by the community.
After five decades of silence, Krapf — a retired professor, author and award-winning former Indiana Poet Laureate — confronted the monster of his past both by outing the then-deceased priest to the bishop and, in 2012, publishing a book of poems called “Catholic Boy Blues” to help himself and other victims heal.
http://catholicphilly.com/2017/01/us-world-news/culture/with-book-on-sex-abuse-author-hopes-to-help-himself-others-heal/
In the 1950s, Norbert Krapf was sexually abused — along with scores of other boys — by a priest of the Diocese of Evansville, Indiana, who was loved and respected by the community.
After five decades of silence, Krapf — a retired professor, author and award-winning former Indiana Poet Laureate — confronted the monster of his past both by outing the then-deceased priest to the bishop and, in 2012, publishing a book of poems called “Catholic Boy Blues” to help himself and other victims heal.
http://catholicphilly.com/2017/01/us-world-news/culture/with-book-on-sex-abuse-author-hopes-to-help-himself-others-heal/