"If Nick Flynn\'s Stay is a self-portrait, it is a self-portrait of our planet, of our contemporary consciousness in an undeniably wounded era.
Ranging from the impact of suicide and homelessnes.
I think of it as an artist\'s notebook, a prayer book, a monumental compendium of what it means to stay alive." -Mary Ruefle With Stay , acclaimed poet, artist, and bestselling memoirist Nick Flynn presents a self-portrait via a constellation of topics that have circled his work. "If Nick Flynn\'s Stay is a self-portrait, it is a self-portrait of our planet, of our contemporary consciousness in an undeniably wounded era