Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Louis Leveen

  • Upon viewing Félix Vallotton’s La Malade

    Lois LeveenPortland, Oregon, United States The sick girl turns her back to meThe maid won’t meet my eyeThe near-bare walls hold one dim printThe chair sits crookedly The medicines are kept bedsideThe table can expandThat’s how we all know what’s unsaid—More medicines to come And yet the shock of salmon redCalls from the drab and…