Nick Flynn met his father when he was twenty-seven years old, working as a caseworker in a homeless shelter in Boston.
Known for his bestselling memoirs and as an acclaimed poet, Nick Flynn in Stay presents a self-portrait via a constellation of topics that the author has circled-or have circled him-in his work: suicide, homelessness, addiction, political engagement, artistic friendships.
The 20th anniversary edition of "a remarkable feat: a clear-eyed, inventive, and astonishingly honest guided tour of hell." -Elissa Schappel, Vanity Fair