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Tag: experiences of disability

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Catch a falling poem, put it in your pocket

How to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day & upcoming readings The Mid-Atlantic Review is hosting a community reading and fundraiser this […]

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April 17, 2026April 16, 2026
Chertock family in Grodno, Poland

A Very Narrow Bridge

Gesher Tzar Me’od My sister and I barely made our transfer in Frankfurt. We were meeting my dad and stepmom in Kraków, […]

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April 14, 2026April 16, 2026
My six-month post-op X-ray. Check out that artificial hip!

1 year since surgery

It’s been one year since my hip replacement. Time is a weird, fluid thing. It feels like it’s only been a few […]

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April 1, 2026April 10, 2026
A flier in black and white and taupe. Headline says Grey Matter: An Anthology of Contemporary Medical Poems. There is a screen printed drawing of two figures, one upside down and one right-side up. They have flowers drawn on them, perhaps as tattoos, hearts, and other linework on their faces and surrounding their heads. Underneath the drawing is more text that says Virtual Launch Event April 30 6 PM (AZ Time) Scan QR code for Zoom link. There is a QR code on the right bottom side. And on the left is Grey Matter's logo, a brain illustration with Grey Matter written inside of it.

An anthology of contemporary medical poems

I’m honored to be published again by Grey Matter: A Narrative Medicine Poetry Journal, the poetry journal of the Narrative Medicine program at the University of Arizona College […]

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April 25, 2025April 10, 2026
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