Tag: poem
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An illuminating experience in my practice
Gian Battista DanziPietra Ligure, Italy Aevo rarissima nostro Simplicitas(Simplicity is very rare these days)-Ovid, Ars amatoria I, 241-242 Some five years ago, I had the privilege of treating M.A., a visionary and restless soul who used to dabble in writing, and who had been admitted to my Cardiology Division because of an acute coronary syndrome.…
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The tyranny of optimism—A hectic in my blood
James RickertBloomington, Indiana, USA Poet’s statement “The tyranny of optimism” was written after I had spoken to a cancer support group. I became angry when it became apparent that all of us had experienced well-intentioned healthy people asking us to do the impossible: put aside all negative emotions—not mourn the loss of our own health,…
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Immigrants, all
Eric PfeifferTampa, Florida, USA Poet’s statement I am so lucky. My poems write themselves. I only listen. Immigrants, allOld age was a foreign countrywhen I first came here,another language spoken,and customs hard to understand. But I have learned the language.Sometimes I even dreamin my new tonguethough idioms still elude me. I tried to ask the…
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The Autopsy
F. Inge FaustEast Orange, New Jersey, United States Poet’s statement: This poem expresses my feelings and impression of an autopsy report I witnessed. This autopsy was performed on a 63-year-old man that was admitted and died within 24 hours. The remains of this man and the story they told . . . that is how…