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.
Edited by:
Heather Taylor Johnson Imprint: Giramondo Publishing Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 300g ISBN:9781742589312 ISBN 10: 1742589316 Pages: 250 Publication Date:01 May 2017 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active