Hello everyone,
It is a lazy Monday on a long weekend here in Canada. I hope you are all enjoying your day.
Today’s poetry submission comes from Margery Hauser. Here is what Margery has to say about herself:
In 1999 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had surgery that, at the time, we all thought had taken care of the problem. However, it came back for a return engagement in 2008 and again in 2010, now taking up residence in lymph nodes and moving its way up from my pelvis into my abdomen. The poems below were written in response to various experiences during diagnosis and treatment. I have had work appear in Poetica Magazine, Möbius, The Jewish women’s Literary Annual, Umbrella, and other journals, both print and online.
I am delighted to post some of Margery’s poetry for you. These poems reflect back to me my own experiences, in eloquent, elegant language. Look for more of Margery’s work later this summer here at Ultra Sounds.
Sam
Three Haiku
[...] Ultra Sounds Mondays, May 21, 2012 (ultra-sounds.org) [...]
Marge Hauser’s haiku express the tremor or fear we all feel facing mortality, but cancer patients may feel more immediately. She faces it with the steel of a samuri, and the pen of a poet.
Reblogged this on little box of books and commented:
If you haven’t had the chance to check out Ultra Sounds , you should, especially if your life has ever beenn touched by cancer.
I would like to thank Liz for sharing this blog. I’m a two-time cancer survivor, and that poetry was very succinct, yet encompassed so much… I’m looking forward to reading more from this blog!
Welcome Tami. It looks like we’re from the same part of the world. I live in Southwest Ontario. Liz thanks for promoting Ultra Sounds! David, I agree completely – well said.
Sam