How might a poet respond to a serious illness or trauma in oneself or a loved one? Whether the poet is ill, or is witness to the sufferings of another, the harsh, immutable facts of illness often generate fear, anger, despair. Sometimes, however, the poet finds hope, even in a factually hopeless situation. What is it in us that persists in singing, regardless of how dire the facts? Five contemporary poets discuss their own poems dealing with serious illness and what they reveal about hope, what Emily Dickinson called "the thing with feathers".
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