The Trauma Mantras: A Memoir in Prose Poems - Hardcoverby Adrie Kusserow (Author), Yusef Komunyakaa (Foreword by) The Trauma Mantras is a memoir by medical anthropologist, teacher, and writer Adrie Kusserow, who has worked with refugees and humanitarian projects in Bhutan, Nepal, India, Uganda, South Sudan, and the United States. It is a memoir of witness and humility and, ultimately, a way to critique and gain a fresh perspective on Western approaches to the self, suffering, and healing. Kusserow