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                                                                      Poetry

                                                                      Apachetas by Lynn Lawrence

                                                                      A poem about collective memory, and mourning written in honor of Carole Kahan, who survived Auschwitz.

                                                                      Emergency Room Curtains by Chris Salib

                                                                      A poem about witnessing the drama of ER Medicine as it happens to and all around one individual.

                                                                      Mi Jardin/My Garden  by Emma Rivera

                                                                      A poem about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. 

                                                                      Nursing the Same Wound by Chris Salib

                                                                      An acrostic poem of 'Farewell to Arms' and tries to show the similarities between a battle-beaten town and a sick body.

                                                                      Want, Change  by Caroline Randall Williams

                                                                      A poem about the relief and freedom that comes from understanding a need or desire and making adjustments.

                                                                      When He Found Out... by Jennifer Adaeze Anyaegbunam

                                                                      A poem about searching for comfort in the shadow of death and uncertainty.






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