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Shaping the Fractured Self: Poetry of chronic illness and pain

Shaping the Fractured Self: Poetry of chronic illness and pain

Heather Taylor-Johnson
4/5 ( ratings)
Of course not all great art has its genesis in pain, and not all pain - not even a fraction - leads to the partial consolations of art. But if lancing an abscess is the surest way to healing, can poetry offer that same cleansing of emotional wounds? Shaping the Fractured Self showcases twenty-eight of Australia's finest poets who happen to live with chronic illness and pain. The autobiographical short essays, in conjunction with the three poems from each of the poets, capture the body in trauma in its many and varied moods. Because those who live with chronic illness and pain experience shifts in their relationship to it on a yearly, monthly or daily basis, so do the words they use to describe it. Shaping the Fractured Self gives voice to sufferers, carers, medical practitioners and researchers, building understanding in a community of caring.
Language
English
Pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publisher
UWA Publishing
Release
June 11, 2017
ISBN
1742589316
ISBN 13
9781742589312

Shaping the Fractured Self: Poetry of chronic illness and pain

Heather Taylor-Johnson
4/5 ( ratings)
Of course not all great art has its genesis in pain, and not all pain - not even a fraction - leads to the partial consolations of art. But if lancing an abscess is the surest way to healing, can poetry offer that same cleansing of emotional wounds? Shaping the Fractured Self showcases twenty-eight of Australia's finest poets who happen to live with chronic illness and pain. The autobiographical short essays, in conjunction with the three poems from each of the poets, capture the body in trauma in its many and varied moods. Because those who live with chronic illness and pain experience shifts in their relationship to it on a yearly, monthly or daily basis, so do the words they use to describe it. Shaping the Fractured Self gives voice to sufferers, carers, medical practitioners and researchers, building understanding in a community of caring.
Language
English
Pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publisher
UWA Publishing
Release
June 11, 2017
ISBN
1742589316
ISBN 13
9781742589312

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