The Cancer Poetry Project: Poems by Cancer Patients and Those Who Love Them - Softcover

Miller, Karin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577491009 ISBN 13: 9781577491002

Publisher: Fairview Press,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

The weekly diary of the late writer and broadcaster, John Diamond, helped free writing about cancer from many of its taboos. Cancer sufferers, those who have gone and those who survive, their friends and families, caregivers, health workers, and others, have all commended the power of the written word. The Cancer Poetry Project, presents over 100 of the most compassionate and supportive poems (selected from more than 1,200 submissions worldwide) written by cancer patients and those who love them, to other sufferers whoever and wherever they may be.

About this title

About the Author

Karin B. Miller is a writer, editor, published poet and wife of a cancer survivor. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and three children.

From the Inside Flap

"The touching poems in this wonderful collection allow a peek into the lives of individuals dealing with cancer and those who cherish and care for them." —F.J. “Rick” Montz, MD, KM, John Hopkins Medicine "To say this 250-page book is moving would be a trivialization. . . . The range of perspectives and insights is breathtaking." —Budgeteer News "Readers will recognize themselves, find validation for their innermost feelings, and derive comfort from knowing that they are not alone on the road they are traveling." —Geri Giebel Chavis, The National Association for Poetry Therapy "In a world where vast forests have been turned to wood pulp to publish variations on psychic Chicken Soup, [Miller's] goal isn't to find poems that are relentlessly upbeat but simply honest." —Minneapolis Star Tribune This collection is so poignant, so honest, so cellular, I could barely read more than one poem at a time without pausing for my heart to heal. —NAPRA ReView “Nowhere have I found a more precious collection of poetry by men and women whose lives have been touched by cancer. The Cancer Poetry Project gives voice to the extraordinary creativity borne out of the experience of cancer. Read through its pages, and you’ll discover themes of sorrow, anger, resiliency, hope and love. Every stage of the cancer journey is expressed and described in vivid and unforgettable language. You cannot fail but to be inspired. These poems will touch your heart.” --Sharon Bray, Ed.D. , Author of When Words Heal: Writing Through Cancer and A Healing Journey: Writing Together Through Breast Cancer

Edition details

• Publisher: Fairview Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1577491009
• ISBN 13: 9781577491002
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192