A Hospital Odyssey

by Gwyneth Lewis

A Hospital Odyssey is an outrageously imaginative voyage through illness and healing. Drawing on the most recent biomedical research into stem cells and cancer, the poem is a journey through the body's inner space and the strange habitats created by disease, including the chimeras people see when they're unwell. Maris, whose husband, Hardy, has been diagnosed with cancer, is separated from him. Her mythical journey leads though a surreal landscape,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852248777
• ISBN13: 9781852248772
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"