Written in the Body

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>These poems do not flinch from the raw reality of a body under siege. Yet in the midst of medical interventions and physical transformation the speaker finds herself increasingly attuned to the rhythms of the natural world. Nature becomes more than metaphor-it becomes balm mirror and companion. Birds bones rivers and light are weaved into the narrative offering both refuge and revelation. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Written in the Body</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is not only a record of survival but a testament to the healing power of language landscape and the human spirit. Intimate urgent and vividly rendered this collection is a vital offering for anyone who has known illness cared for the ill or sought meaning in the most vulnerable corners of life.</span></p>