Stephen Chen

Psychedelic Dreams Stephen Chen

Stephen grew up queer in a repressive and conformist society, and ended up living in exile in America. Wrestling with Bipolar Disorder and Schizoid Disorder, he started writing poetry to release, to cope, to express what was suppressed to maintain and fit in the facade of "normalcy' in order to survive. This poetry grew over the years to comprise over 10 volumes. Psychedelic Dreams is the first volume that collects poems written between ages 18 to 28 which covers the onset of Bipolar Disorder to his escape to the Pacific Northwest.
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