Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths On Love, Tragedy & ‘Survivor Mode’
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Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths On Love, Tragedy & ‘Survivor Mode’

2026-01-20

On the day Griffiths married author Salman Rushdie, her long time best friend died unexpectedly. Eleven months later, Rushdie was stabbed multiple times while being interviewed on stage. In her new memoir, ‘The Flower Bearers,’ Griffiths examines her grief, healing, and living with Dissociative Identity Disorder. She spoke with Terry Gross. 

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